Real Madrid have finally moved to implement salary cuts during the coronavirus crisis and have put two options on the table for the players, according to a report by Cadena Ser.
Last Friday, LaLiga announced that it was urging clubs to furlough players under Spain’s temporary redundancy mechanism for out-of-work employees (known as ERTE) in a bid to mitigate the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Initially, Real Madrid did not have plans to resort to ERTE due to the club’s robust financial position. However after a LaLiga meeting with all of the clubs, Madrid will now seek to cut players salaries and have reportedly begun negotiations with the football and basketball teams in this regard.
A report by Spanish radio network, Cadena Ser, says that the club have put two options on the table: players will be subjected to a 12% salary reduction in the event that the current season’s competitions are resumed after the coronavirus crisis; and a 20% decrease if the season is eventually written off.
The basketball team has reportedly already given the green light to the proposal and the club is now awaiting the final say from the captains of the football team.
But AS has learned that the players have responded positively and an agreement could be closed within 48 hours. If an agreement can be reached, the club will be able avoid resorting to the ERTE temporary redundancy mechanism as it had wanted.
Many at Madrid already see season as written off
As previously reported by AS, many at the club feel that they have already reached the worst case scenario and are taking the current season as dead and buried.
"At present, the plan to return [to work] is non-existent," a qualified source from within the club told AS last week.
At this point they are awaiting the relevant federations and institutions to confirm the cancellation of the season. Such a scenario would mean the players would take a 20% cut should they agree to the reported proposal.
bashfmcngu
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Good decision
nezbelrst
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Ramos is like' "msitukate wengine tunamikopo"
zukamnotz
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the richest club in the world right now
Vendiknprt
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This is absolute greed! All the money these players receive you can’t let go of 20%? 20% will not even make a difference Over 10 million Americans don’t have a job right now thousands have lost their lives to covid 19 and over a million people worldwide have been infected with covid 19 but you’re here disagreeing to pay cuts...only 12% or 20% when you’re not even playing? So you get 88% or 80% of your salary for staying home and not doing anything while people like me risk my life everyday to go to work in the healthcare field amid the covid 19 virus?
I can't understand why these players placed money first before life and clubs existence. The sharing formula should have been 50/50.
modabmpuy
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the richest Club 😂
man have sense pls
Floxy
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This is absolute greed! All the money these players receive you can’t let go of 20%? 20% will not even make a difference Over 10 million Americans don’t have a job right now thousands have lost their lives to covid 19 and over a million people worldwide have been infected with covid 19 but you’re here disagreeing to pay cuts...only 12% or 20% when you’re not even playing? So you get 88% or 80% of your salary for staying home and not doing anything while people like me risk my life everyday to go to work in the healthcare field amid the covid 19 virus?
luddmopu
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the richest Club 😂
JorgeNilmar
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Madrid players shud accept salary cuts in favour of fighting COVID 19.