{"id":547008,"date":"2020-03-25T03:05:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T07:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=547008"},"modified":"2020-08-21T12:07:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T16:07:53","slug":"report-leeds-united-players-expected-to-agree-temporary-salary-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/25\/report-leeds-united-players-expected-to-agree-temporary-salary-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Leeds United Players Expected to Agree Temporary Salary Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hierarchy at Leeds United<\/a> are in talks with the players about deferring their wages to try and cope with the financial implications of coronavirus, according to The Athletic’s Phil Hay.<\/a><\/p>\n

Leeds United Players Could Take Temporary Pay Cut<\/h2>\n

Players “Open” to Capping Wages<\/h3>\n

Managing director Angus Kinnear and director of football Victor Orta held a meeting with the players on Tuesday, where they discussed the possibility of deferring wages. Leeds boasts the highest average attendance in the Championship,<\/a> and without the comfort blanket of parachute payments like many of their rivals, the suspension of football<\/a> will impact their finances more than most other clubs.<\/p>\n

As a result of this, Marcelo Bielsa’s<\/a> players are reportedly open to the idea of having their wages cut to help the situation.<\/p>\n

The Whites currently sit top of the Championship. They have five home games left to play, from which they’d have gained a lot of income.<\/p>\n

In addition, Bielsa and his backroom staff could also be deferring their wages.<\/p>\n

A Cap of \u00a36,000 a Week<\/h3>\n

One of the options is for the players to temporarily have their wages capped at \u00a36,000 a week. That’s half of the league’s average. The Athletic are reporting that they’ll make an official decision at some point this week.<\/p>\n

Leeds have an annual turnover of \u00a345 million, but their wage bill has risen to \u00a340 million as the Whites have set about returning to the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Due to the coronavirus crisis, clubs up and down the continent are facing financial uncertainty. Leeds’ Championship rivals Birmingham City<\/a> have asked players who are earning more than \u00a36,000 a week to take a 50% pay cut for four months. Birmingham will then pay them back in stages when football resumes.<\/p>\n

Heart of Midlothian<\/a> captain Steven Naismith<\/a> has accepted a 50% pay cut in an attempt to help the club survive whilst football is suspended, meanwhile, in Europe, Bayern Munich<\/a> are the first top-flight club in which players have agreed to the pay cut.<\/p>\n

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