Jean-Michel Aulas has offered his players a 25% reduction in salaries exceeding 50,000 euros per month.

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  • Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of OL proposed to his players to reduce their salaries by 25% to more than 50,000 euros per month.

  • The effort would be offset by performance bonuses or the acquisition of club shares.

The president of Olympique Lyonnais Jean-Michel Aulas announced on Wednesday that he had offered his players a reduction in remuneration affecting salaries above 50,000 euros per month, an effort offset by performance bonuses or the acquisition of club shares with the hope for added value.

“I proposed to the players that I met recently, a reduction of 25% of their remuneration on the part higher than a base of 50,000 euros.

This means that it is the highest salaries which are the most impacted in absolute terms and that young people who have less remuneration will not be, ”explained the manager during a videoconference.

Jean-Michel Aulas also specified that he had proposed to be able to recover “all or part” of the provisional efforts until the end of the season according to a system of bonuses linked to results and share purchases “up to the saving of salary achieved, during the day ”, giving players a glimpse of added value once the activity of the sector has revived.

"We are satisfied with listening to the players," said Jean-Michel Aulas.

“We hope to end up with one or the other solution in order to optimize our payroll.

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Accounts heavily affected by the health crisis

The accounts of most Ligue 1 clubs have been heavily affected by the health crisis, synonymous with closed doors and the drying up of ticket revenues, as well as by the withdrawal of the failing broadcaster Mediapro, which has generated a shortfall for clubs. earn more than 500 million euros on TV rights for the season, according to the Professional Football League (LFP).

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Several clubs, such as Lens or Reims, have reached agreements on wage cuts within their workforce, but these case-by-case negotiations remain subject to the goodwill of the employees concerned.

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