Barcelona likely to force unilateral salary reduction after no agreement with players

Spanish giants Barcelona suffered heavy financial losses amid coronavirus-induced lockdown, forcing m to introduce a w cut for first-team players. Barcelona have highest w bill in Europe and are still unable to cope with ir struggling finances this season. club h urged players to agree to ar round of w cuts but players opposed same, following which club may impose a w cut unilaterally. 

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Barcelona finances severely hit, club edging towards bankruptcy

Barcelona appealed to first team players during Josep Maria Bartomeu's presidency to agree to ar round of pay cuts beginning next year. players stood vehemently against Barcelona w cut proposal, expressing ir dissatisfaction through a letter dressed to club hierarchy. 

It was believed Bartomeu's resignation a fortnight ago could bring about some key changes in ministration and Barcelona w cut proposal could be withdrawn. However, club hierarchy is still keen on idea in an attempt to cut down on Barcelona w bill. club's debt h surged from €217m in June 2019 to €488m in June 2020, as per Marca.

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Barcelona unilateral salary deduction on cards?

To this extent, Camp u outfit are pondering idea of a unilateral w reduction if players do t agree to proposals. A report by Catalan rio station RAC1 suggests that top officials believe w cut is sole measure to cut down on issue surrounding Barcelona's finances. 

report follows an earlier revelation that Barcelona h extended deline to impose w cut by a week, or until vember 23 after failing to reach an amicable agreement. deline has w been pushed, although re's still clarity on process. 

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Conflicting views between club and players 

club and players have conflicting views on two points. Firstly, players believe w cuts should t be same for every player and inste, re should be a tier system. Secondly, players are yet to understand why B team players of club will be impacted by w cuts, while such measure has been thought about for basketball team. 

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Im courtesy: AP