Lyon president Jean-Michel Olas has revealed that he has asked the team`s players to reduce their salaries by 25 percent due to the crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19. In return, players will receive the difference from their remuneration in the form of shares from OL Groupe when the pandemic ends. Olas himself appeared at a press conference today and announced that the company OL Groupe had suffered losses of 50. 6 million euros for the first half of the 2020/2021 season.
`I met with the players and offered it to them. We cut 25 percent of the salaries, which are over 50, 000 euros a month. In return, they would recoup the losses through club shares, as we can imagine that the shares will beincrease after the pandemic is behind us and passes, `Olas told reporters.
`My proposal was not met with great enthusiasm, but above all I want to thank the players and their agents and representatives for listening to me, ` said the businessman with a sl ight smile. He also hinted that most of the key players receive more than 50, 000 euros, but there are also those with lower salaries. The president of the club also announced that this season the lack of matches in European club tournaments analyzed by links for football predictions has had a severe impact on the budget, as revenues from UEFA are not expected, although the pandemic will limit audience attendance and ticket sales. Currently, the team is third in League 1, a place giving a quota for the Champions League.
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