BEVERLY HILLS, April 25, (THEWILL) – After a very tensed but friendly meeting between players and management of Chelsea Football Club, it has been agreed that players and coaching staff of the London club will not be taking a pay cut in any form unlike their neighbours, Arsenal FC whose players and staff agreed to slash their wages by 12.5% until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rather, Chelsea FC has urged players to support charity in its stead as the United Kingdom battles the coronavirus amid a lockdown.
“Representatives of the Chelsea board have recently held extensive talks with the men’s first team to discuss how they can contribute financially to the club during the coronavirus crisis. The objective of these talks has been to find a meaningful partnership around ensuring we preserve jobs for staff, compensate fans and participate in activities for good causes.
“We are grateful to the team for having played their role in assisting the club with community activities as well as all the charitable causes they have been supporting in their respective home countries and through the Players Together initiative supporting the NHS. At this time, the men’s first team will not be contributing towards the club financially and instead the board has directed the team to focus their efforts on further supporting other charitable causes. As this crisis develops the club will continue to have conversations with the men’s first team regarding financial contributions to the club’s activities,” the club said in a statement on its website.
