Chelsea players will not suffer pay-cuts for missing out on Champions League qualification.
While some of the Premier League’s top clubs protect themselves in the event that they do not qualify for Europe’s elite competition, the Blues have not adopted that policy.
The majority of their squad will stay on the same pay, even though last season’s champions currently sit fifth and now trail fourth-placed Tottenham by eight points.
Eden Hazard is among those who would stay on £200,000 a week, though Chelsea still want to tie him down to a new £300,000 deal.