FOOTBALL stars throughout the English game face the prospect of being asked to take mass pay cuts next season.
Clubs in all four divisions will ask players to do their bit as the financial disaster bites even harder.
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Arsenal and Brentford were among the few sides who took a pay cut after the coronavirus shutdown, with most players from the Premier League down to League Two only accepting wage deferrals for a short period of time.
But from next month, when clubs start collecting season ticket money, the situation looks dire.
And some EFL sides will struggle to get through the nightmare.
Several clubs are putting plans in place to tell their players the severity of the situation.
They will beg them to take wage cuts for an entire season, rather than deferrals.
A club source told SunSport: “Many players had every right to object to pay cuts so soon after games stopped because many clubs were probably not affected as badly as they made out.
“Next season will be completely different. Cuts will happen and players have to accept they will now earn less money.”
This is likely to include Premier League clubs, who could miss out on ticket revenue for the entire season if fans are still banned.
Teams will also be deprived of corporate and sponsorship cash.
And a string of clubs are expected to fall into administration before next season starts.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
