The Lega Serie A met with the Italian football federation (FIGC) yesterday to hold further talks over the issue of cutting players wages according to a report in today’s print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport.
Last week the Lega Serie A reached an agreement with all Serie A clubs – with the exception of Juventus who reached a separate agreement with their players – over guidelines for wage cuts depending on what happens with the season.
If the season does indeed resume, wages can be cut by up to a third and if it does not resume they can be cut by up to a sixth.
The clubs and players are in agreement but things need ironed out from a legal point of view with the Italian players association (AIC) having strongly opposed this choice.
The report from the Milan based newspaper goes on to state that Lega Serie A and FIGC discussed the issue of national licences for next season.
A first draft agreement has been drawn up and it is understood that clubs are looking for the various deadlines to be postponed given the current circumstances, which have had a huge affect on clubs’ balance sheets.
