REUTERS: Aston Villa's players and first-team coaches and senior management have agreed to defer 25 per cent of their wages for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Premier League club said on Saturday.
Villa are the latest top-flight club to announce wage deferrals for players, following similar steps by Southampton, West Ham United, Watford and Sheffield United.Soccer in England was suspended indefinitely last month due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. "First-team players, first-team coaches and senior management have all agreed to defer 25 per cent of their salaries for four months to assist the club during this period of uncertainty," Villa CEO Christian Purslow said.Arsenal have announced a 12.5 per cent pay cut for players and coaching staff since the suspension, while Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth reversed initial decisions to furlough non-playing staff in the wake of criticism.
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