Tottenham - runners-up to the Champions League last season - and Newcastle, Norwich and Bournemouth, faced severe criticism for exploiting the government decided to pay 80% of the salaries of employees who are temporarily discharged from their jobs due to the Coronavirus, provided that the salary cap does not exceed 2500 pounds (about three thousand dollars) per month.
"It is difficult to swallow that," said legalian Julian Knight, who heads the Commons Committee for Culture, Media and Sports. Referring to the use of public funds for clubs to pay the salaries of their employees, adding that "what is happening reveals the crazy economy in English football and the moral vacuum that constitutes its axis."
Unlike some of the major clubs in Europe such as Juventus, Barcelona, Spain and Bayern Munich, no agreement has yet been announced between English clubs and players to cut salaries.
Barcelona players agreed to reduce their salaries by 70%, in addition to a deduction rate to contribute to ensuring that the salaries of other employees in the club are paid in full during the crisis period, while Juventus announced on Saturday that his players and coach Maurizio Sari agreed to reduce their salaries in light of the suspension of the championship competitions and all activities Sports in the country.
Jonas Bayer-Hoffmann, president of the International Association of Professional Soccer Players, praised such initiatives, saying, "I think this shows to a large extent that they (the players) understand what is happening now, and frankly we will see more of that."
Tottenham club president Daniel Levy decided to cut the salaries of his employees and administrators for the next two months by 20%, hoping that his players would follow his administration's example due to the financial crisis caused by the outbreak of the Corona virus.
Levi's announcement came on the same day that it was revealed that he had received seven million pounds (about 8.7 million dollars), including three million rewards resulting from the completion of works in the new stadium for the club, despite the fact that the construction process exceeded the period and budget set for it
London Mayor Siddiq Khan believes that the Premier League players are required to contribute to overcoming this crisis, and he told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that "footballers who receive high salaries are people who can bear the greatest burden, and they must be the first to sacrifice their salaries With all due respect, replace the person serving food. "
But players can oppose the idea of unfairly shedding light on them, and demand the payment of the bill instead of billionaires' club owners.
Football financial expert Kiran Maguire said in an interview with Agence France-Presse that politicians are taking advantage of football, and said, "The same criticisms are not directed against the banking industry, nor are they directed against lawyers who earn ten thousand pounds per day, nor to accountants, or the money that goes To external accounts in order to avoid paying taxes. "
Players do not want to be a victim of the current crisis, and then watch the clubs later spending big money when revenues start to flow again as life returns to normal.
This is what Gordon Taylor, CEO of the Professional Players Association said, "It is ironic that the clubs postpone their commitment to the players, and then later recruit new players for a lot of money."
But the transfers are now far from the minds of most executives who seek to ensure the continuity of their clubs during the next few months.
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