FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu stands with players in salary pay cut issue

Madrid: FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has tried to calm troubled waters at the club over the 70 percent reduction in pay that the club's first team squad announced they would accept for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.

"A lot has been written and said about the football first team at Barcelona when it comes to the players' salaries during this state of alarm," said the statement, which added, "First of all, we would like to clarify that we have always been willing to accept a wage cut, because we understand perfectly that this is an exceptional situation and we are always the first to help the club when we have been asked to.

"For that reason, we cannot help but be surprised by the fact that from within the club there are those trying to put us under the microscope or apply pressure for us to do something that we have always been clear that we would do.” IANS

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