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Chelsea players could take 10% wage cut as talks with club go on – The Guardian, Theguardian.com

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Chelsea players could take 10% wage cut as talks with club go on – The Guardian, Theguardian.com

  • Squad hope to take less than % suggested reduction
  • Tino Anjorin in line to agree five-year deal with club

    A view of the entrance to Stamford Bridge earlier this month.

    A view of the entrance to Stamford Bridge earlier this month. Photograph: Andrew Redington / Getty Images

Chelsea are in talks with their players over taking wage cuts as they look to cut costs in response to the coronavirus crisis. Frank Lampard’s players hope to accept a lower lower than the 48% suggested by the Premier League and are understood to have told Chelsea’s board that they are happy to take a cut of around % to help save the club money while the season is suspended. A deal in that region could save Chelsea between £ 8m and £ (m in wages.) Earlier this month Premier League clubs attempted to reach an agreement with their players over collective 48% wage drops, either through cuts, deferrals or a combination of both, only for the plans to be rejected. With negotiations at a standstill clubs were left to conduct individual talks with their squads. Southampton and West Ham have since become the first top-flight sides to reach agreements with their players over wage deferrals. The situation has continued to develop this week, with Arsenal (close to agreeing) .5% cuts with their players and Chelsea hoping to follow their London rivals down a similar path. It is understood that Chelsea’s captain, Cesar Azpilicueta, has been representing the players, who could yet look to defer a portion of their pay. Talks with Marina Granovskaia, the club’s director, have gathered pace in recent days and are thought to have gone amicably so far. If the players agree wage reductions it will be a further demonstration of Chelsea’s willingness to play their part during the coronavirus crisis. The west Londoners have made the Millennium Hotel on their Stamford Bridge site available to NHS staff

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