Derby County's Wayne Rooney during the warm up before the FA Cup match against Manchester United at Pride Park in Derby on March 5 2020.Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a"no-win situation" over proposed pay cuts after a warning from players' representatives that National Health Service coffers could suffer.
The Premier League's suggested strategy involving a combination of pay cuts and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of wages, was discussed in a conference call with players' and managers' representatives on Saturday. He added:"I'm in a place where I could give something up. Not every footballer is in the same position. Yet suddenly the whole profession has been put on the spot with a demand for 30 percent pay cuts across the board. Why are footballers suddenly the scapegoats?The Premier League has been seen as lagging behind other European leagues in its response to coronavirus and was accused by one British lawmaker of operating in a"moral vacuum".
England defender Danny Rose, on loan at Newcastle from Tottenham, told the BBC players were"keen to make something happen". "Taking a 30 percent salary deduction will cost the Exchequer a substantial sum," it said."This would be detrimental to our NHS and other government-funded services."A handful of top-flight clubs, including last year's Champions League finalists Liverpool and Tottenham, have opted to furlough non-playing staff using the safety net of the government's job retention scheme.
"The PL are handling the CV crisis terribly," he wrote on Twitter, before outlining a checklist of perceived mis-steps including their slowness in imposing a lockdown and the"PR disaster" of furloughing.
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