Arsenal players are fuming with the board for making redundancies despite 'saying that would not be the case if they took a pay cut' Now, the Athletic have claimed Arsenal … This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. We have some exciting news for you...Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang dyes his hair red and white for Arsenal FA Cup partyFighting the unseen enemy: How do we help stop a second wave of Covid-19?Ole Gunnar Solskjaer singles out Manchester United star Juan Mata after Copenhagen win‘Wow, what a player!’ Robin van Persie raves over Anthony Martial after FC Copenhagen winOle Gunnar Solskjaer mocks Bruno Fernandes after Manchester United’s win over FC CopenhagenFormer Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey not wanted by new Juventus boss Andrea PirloMikel Arteta plans on playing Willian in new position after move from Chelsea Mesut Ozil among three Arsenal players to reject pay cut despite earning £350,000 a weekThe reduction has been agreed “to help cover some of the financial risks” being posed by the outbreak of Covid-19, which has seen all games suspended since Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was diagnosed with coronavirus nearly six weeks ago. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post Arsenal were the only Premier League club to impose a pay cut - but they are still having to make redundancies. {{#replies}} real-world solutions, and more. As part of the agreement, Arteta has also agreed to the salary reduction, having played a key role in negotiating the measure between club and players after something of a stand-off in recent weeks.However, he could not get Ozil on board with the reduction, with the £350,000-a-week midfielder choosing to wait for more clarity over how the financial implications on clubs will play out before making a decision.Ozil has not ruled out taking a pay cut in the future if the situation plays out in a way that the move becomes unavoidable, but though he has expressed his respect for the rest of the squad’s decision, he has asked them to do the same with his. The future of Mesut Ozil - and other Arsenal stars - is up in the air Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when The 31-year-old would still take home more than £306,000 per week before tax if he were to agree to the salary reduction.Ozil’s agent Erkut Sogut refused to comment on the matter on Monday, but has previously spoken of his opposition to complete pay cuts among the playing squad.“Deferral is an option but not to agree a cut today when the clubs may still make the same profit as last year,” Sogut said earlier this month.“What the exact financial impact is on the clubs, we can see three to six months later - but we can’t see it today.”Ozil is actively involved in donating to a number of charities himself, with the 92-cap Germany international memorably using his wedding with wife Amine to pay for 1,000 children to have life-changing surgery, as well as providing food for 100,000 homeless people at 16 refugee camps and shelters in Turkey and Syria. It showed a togetherness and unity. Please {{#replies}} There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts
You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies Independent Premium. If we meet specific targets in the seasons ahead, primarily linked to success on the pitch, the club will repay agreed amounts. They have lost all of their gate receipts and some TV cash.Arsenal are sponsored by an airline and the bottom has fallen out of the airline industry so the cost is devastating.So without those pay cuts, the situation would have been far worse. Please
There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts In these conversations there has been a clear appreciation of the gravity of the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and a strong desire for players and staff to show their backing for the Arsenal family.“Reductions of total annual earnings by 12.5 per cent will come into effect this month, with the contractual paperwork being completed in the coming days.
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Then there was the comments saying that the Arsenal players had agreed to their pay cut to offset some of the lost revenue due to Coronavirus which would protect jobs of staff at Arsenal. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Arsenal players have rejected proposed pay cuts over the next 12 monthsIncentives on new contracts were offered as terms, with any deducted wages being added on top of a fresh salary agreement.But the terms were unanimously rejected by players, with doubts over the summer transfer window and the long-term financial effects of the pandemic.Arsenal are now left footing an enormous wage bill that runs to £230million each year.Players agreeing to the 12.5 per cent cut would have saved Arsenal more than £25m.Chiefs were willing to bring the figure down to 7.5 per cent if Arsenal qualified for the Europa League.And there was a full rebate on the cards if the Gunners secured Champions League qualification.But Arsenal players were not keen on giving up their money in such an uncertain time.Indeed, the PFA previous advised footballers not to accept any wage cuts at all.