Together with the English players' union PFA, the Premier League team captains have chosen to start a charity fundraiser to provide financial support to the British healthcare system.
“Our thoughts go to everyone who has been affected by this crisis. By sticking together, we will get through this. Stay home. Save lives, ”the statement says.
The money comes from the players' monthly salaries, but it is unclear how much sum is deducted from the salary.
In contrast, the charity fundraiser, called "Players Together", has already donated £ 1.5 million, which is equivalent to SEK 18 million, Mirror writes.
Conservative Health Minister Matt Hancock, who has criticized Premier League players for not dropping salary, according to the BBC "has welcomed the big-hearted decision.