Footballers annual salaries should decrease by 12.5%.

Arsenal’s leadership has come close to agreeing with their players on a temporary cut in wages for one season amid a coronavirus pandemic that negatively impacted the club’s financial situation. It is reported by The Athletic.

According to the source, most of the “Gunners” players agreed to accept the terms of management, according to which their annual salaries will decrease by 12.5% \u200b\u200bfor one year. Arsenal, in turn, compensates for these losses if the club qualifies for the Champions League following the results of the next campaign.

This innovation will come into force in April and will be calculated until March 2021.. The fate of the refused football players is still unknown. It is noted that a key role in the agreement with the players was played by the head coach of the “Gunners” Mikel Arteta.

We will remind, earlier Arsenal made an official statement about the reduction of salaries.

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