PREMIER LEAGUE players have created a WhatsApp group including all 20 top-flight captains to discuss the proposals over drastic pay cuts.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has stressed that wealthy players must do their bit to help out, as he states that they should donate part of their salaries to struggling hospices.
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Premier League captains are uniting together as they have formed a WhatsApp group
Footballers have received criticism over claims they are not helping out in the fight against coronavirus, with Wayne Rooney claiming players have been made out to be scapegoats by the government.
SunSport gave reported how Prem stars are refusing to bail out their clubs as English football heads towards civil war.
It was initially thought that players were ready to buy into their proposal for a wage cut or deferral of up to 30 per cent designed to stave off financial meltdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
But it now understood that footballers – who are committed and willing to making big sacrifices – want to help out the NHS and charities instead of mega-rich club owners.
According to the Mirror, a WhatsApp group has been formed where players are urging each other to stand strong together, with one club skipper labelling pay cut plans as “disgusting”.
They add how the footballers are uniting to reject the plans and not break rank.
It has also been stated that there is anger amongst club captains as well as frustration that they are being panted as the bad guys.
The Mirror also claim that footballers are ready to set up their own charity foundation to help out.
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An unnamed club executive told the news outlet: “Not every club is owned by a billionaire and if they don’t accept some sort of compromise then clubs will go bust. It’s as simple as that.”
Prem stars held crunch talks with the Premier League in a video conference, where Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Watford captain Troy Deeney and West Ham skipper Mark Noble led the fightback.
Further talks are expected to take place on Monday, where players again will state their intentions not to agree to a drastic pay cut.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
