Premier League stars will ‘play part’, says union chief
General view inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the Champions League Quarter Final First Leg match Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City, April 9, 2019. — Action Images via Reuters
The Premier League has urged players to accept wage cuts of 30 per cent but ongoing talks have hit a stumbling block, with the Professional Footballers’ Association warning that Britain’s National Health Service could suffer from the loss of tax receipts as a result of players taking pay cuts. A poll conducted by polling company YouGov last week found 92 per cent of respondents said they backed a pay cut.
“They’re not self-employed, they make massive contributions to the Treasury and they’ve also quite logically felt that if they don’t get that money, if a third is deferred or a third is cut, then the Treasury is £200 million a year worse off and that could be going towards the National Health and will be needed.
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust once again urged the club to follow suit and overturn the decision to furlough some non-playing staff.
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