English Premier League club Chelsea announced today, Saturday, that it will not reduce the salaries of the first team players in light of the crisis that stopped competitions due to the new Corona virus epidemic, but rather asked them to support charitable works.
The London club stated - in a statement released today - that the first team players "will not make financial contributions to the club", after discussions that took place on the repercussions of the epidemic. But Chelsea called on players to contribute to charity.
The "Sky Sports" network had reported earlier this month that the "Blues" players had entered into talks about a 10% reduction in salaries in light of the current crisis, and that club manager Marina Granovskaya had discussions with team captain Cesar Azbeliquita.
However, the Chelsea administration announced today that it will not reduce the players ’salaries, stressing that it will not use the government’s job-keeping policy.