Barcelona have asked their players to take a 70 per cent pay cut. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have cut their players' wages by 20 per cent. Yet the circumstances surrounding the 70 per cent cut does the Catalan club some credit. It wouldn't occur to either of these high rollers to pay club employees themselves with what would be a miniscule percentage of their total fortunes. Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has urged Premier League clubs to pay £2.5m each to help keep their lesser brethren afloat.

Source: Irish Independent April 05, 2020 18:22 UTC