- Directors, manager and coaches also deferring part of their pay
- Club say no staff will be furloughed until at least 30 June
Southampton have become the first Premier League club to confirm that their players are taking a wage deferral.
In a statement on Thursday Southampton said the first-team squad had “agreed to defer part of their salaries for the months of April, May and June to help protect the future of the club, the staff that work within it and the community we serve”.
Written by Guardian sport
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