Arsenal have proposed to their players that they will not have to take a pay-cut for losses incurred by the club during the coronavirus crisis should they qualify for the Champions League if and when the current Premier League season resumes.
The proposal is believed to have been a non-starter with many of the squad who currently sit five points and four places off Manchester United in fifth, currently the last Champions League spot given Manchester City’s Uefa suspension from the competition.
The Telegraph understands that the measure was put to Arsenal players this week as the club tried to negotiate a pay cut – the like of which has so far proved impossible for any of the Premier League to agree with their squad.