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Celtic players and management take "significant salary reduction" amid coronavirus crisis

The Scottish champions have confirmed their first team squad, along with the board, will take pay cuts as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread

Celtic have confirmed that players and staff will take a "significant" pay cut in order to protect the club amid the uncertainty caused by the current coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement on the club website on Friday, the Scottish champions announced the first-team squad and backroom staff including manager Neil Lennon will "take a significant reduction in salaries and make deferrals of a significant proportion of their earnings" between April and June.