Hearts captain Steven Naismith has pledged to accept a 50 per cent pay cut in order to save jobs and help the club survive during the coronavirus crisis. Scotland international Naismith is willing to meet the demand and plans to remain at Tynecastle next season “regardless of which league the club is in”. Relegation-threatened Hearts, managed by Daniel Stendel, currently sit at the foot of the division, four points adrift of second-bottom Hamilton. “The current circumstances put everyone in a very difficult position, but this isn’t a problem of Hearts’ making,” Naismith said in a statement. “As captain of Hearts, I will fully support my team-mates, whatever decision each of them makes on this matter,” he continued.

Source: Express March 22, 2020 20:23 UTC