London (AFP)
After several other English clubs, the players of Watford accepted a reduction in wages to help their club to face the economic consequences of the pandemic of new coronavirus, announced the direction of "Hornets" Wednesday.
"Watford Football Club has reached an agreement with its players for a drop in the team's wages," Premier League club, 17th in the standings before the games were suspended due to spread, claimed on its website. from Covid-19.
"We can be proud of our players for having accepted to make this gesture. They understood that they had a role to play and did not hesitate to take this decision for the good of the whole club", s' commended Scott Duxbury, president of Watford, quoted in the release.
"Nobody, wherever he works, is enthusiastic about the idea of lowering his salary," but it is "common sense and an ability to understand the issues that prevailed," said Captain Troy. Deeney.
The amount of the drop in wages has not been released, but several media have reported a reduction of around 30%.
Arsenal became the third Premier League club on Monday to announce an agreement to cut the wages of its players and technical staff by 12.5%.
Before them, only Southampton (14th) and West Ham (16th) had announced agreements on wage cuts which have been demanded for several weeks by public opinion and the political world.
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