Southampton reach wage deferral agreement with players
The south coast club are the first in the Premier League to reach an agreement over deferral with their players.
Southampton have become the first Premier League team to announce an agreement with their players over wage deferral during the coronavirus crisis.
Saints have announced measures to help the club and non-playing staff through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Southampton’s players, manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and his coaching staff have agreed to defer part of their salaries for the months of April, May and June “to help protect the future of the club, the staff that work within it and the community we serve”.
#SaintsFC can detail measures it is taking as part of the club’s ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic: https://t.co/1pMnaqFQMS
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 9, 2020
