Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk was the PFA Men's Players' Player of the Year in 2019 AFP/JAVIER SORIANOLONDON: The Professional Footballers' Association warned on Saturday of a £200 million shortfall for British government coffers if a sweeping cut in wages was introduced for Premier League players to offset the financial fall-out from the coronavirus.
Clubs and players' representatives discussed a combination of pay cuts and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of annual salary."All Premier League players want to, and will, play their part in making significant financial contributions in these unprecedented times," said a PFA statement. "We welcomed the opportunity to discuss this with the Premier League today and we are happy to continue talks."
However, the PFA insisted it was too simplistic to criticise multi-millionaire players for not easily agreeing to cuts."The proposed 30 per cent salary deduction over a 12-month period equates to over £500m in wage reductions and a loss in tax contributions of over £200m to the government," the PFA statement added.
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