Some Serie A clubs have enlisted the help of lawyers when it comes to dealing with the issue of player salary reductions according to a report in today’s print edition of Corriere dello Sport.
Clubs had asked the Italian players association (AIC) to cut their players wages by two months if the season returns in May or by four months if the season does not resume at all but the AIC sent the proposal right back to the clubs.
As a result, clubs are now bargaining with their players in private over potentially reducing their salaries. 19 Serie A clubs are yet to – at least officially anyway – reach any sort of agreement with players.
As things stand, reigning Italian champions Juventus are the only club to have reached an agreement with their players.
The Bianconeri moved quickly to reach an agreement with their players and did so near the end of last month. The agreement they struck means their players will not be paid for the months of March, April, May or June, regardless of whether the season resumes or not.
