The Italian football federation didn’t expect the tense discussions between clubs and players regarding a salary cut, according to a report from today’s paper edition of the Rome based newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
The report details how an agreement between club presidents and the Italian Footballers’ Association seems distant now. The clubs do not want to pay salaries from March until the training work restarts, whilst the players are only considering the cut for the month of March. A joint agreement now is not expected and clubs will be forced to negotiate individually, similar to what Juventus have already done.
Once some agreements have been reached, the report continues, a common ground may be found and a new proposal can be submitted to the AIC, in order to ensure that all clubs are on a similar playing field. Juventus players have agreed to take a pay cut for the next few months, which will save the Turin based club up to €90 million.
