It comes after the head of the union representing Premier League players said they had "agreed to play their part" as pressure mounts to find a collective pay deal. Clarke called on players, fans, clubs and owners to "step up and share the pain to keep the game alive", saying even wealthy Premier League clubs were not immune. World governing body Fifa has urged players and clubs to reach agreement over wage reductions and players are reportedly set to start negotiations on a club-by-club basis. But he repeated concerns that public coffers would be hit as a result of the deal proposed by the Premier League. Newcastle, Norwich and Bournemouth are the other Premier League clubs to have announced plans to use the government's furlough scheme and they were joined by Scottish club Rangers on Monday.

Source: Daily Nation April 07, 2020 16:52 UTC