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Premier League players 'face over £100million pay cut in bid to save lower league clubs' due to impact of coronavirus pandemic

Premier League players may face a pay cut of more than £100million to help lower league clubs survive due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

As reported by The Sun, emergency talks have been held between the PFA, the Premier League and the EFL over how to handle the financial impact of the virus.

The report indicates that, although an agreement has yet to be reached with Premier League clubs, there is hope that they will step up to help those in lower divisions.

Premier League players may face pay cuts of more than u00a3100million to help lower league clubs

If games are not played until July then top flight players could receive a 20 per cent pay cut for the next three months.