Watford are set to become the third Premier League side to agree a wage deferral deal with their players.
Senior management staff and club executives are also expected to agree to defer their wages, with the club not intending to furlough staff during the coronavirus crisis.
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Watford have responded to the coronavirus pandemic by agreeing a wage deal with their players to help the club survive
Southampton and West Ham have already announced their plans to defer part of their salaries to help cope with the financial difficulties of the COVID-19 football blackout.
Meanwhile, players from Arsenal and Chelsea are set to agree to temporary cuts to their wages after lengthy discussions, with Mikel Arteta convincing the Gunners to take wage cuts after proposals were initially rejected in a vote by his team.
Talks have also taken place with the Watford first-team and players are said to be close to agreeing a 30 per cent deferral to their wages, after they were told by the club they are not planning to place non-playing staff on furlough.
According to the Daily Mail, the club had initially proposed a 35 per cent reduction on wages, which was quickly dismissed by the players before a 30 per cent cut was agreed.
However, it is claimed the squad are still unhappy over an issue with the payment of last season’s bonuses, which is still unresolved.
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Watford players are said to be angry after the club went back on promises over a bonus following last season’s Premier League finish
Players are reportedly ‘infuriated’ after the club reneged on an agreement of a £5million pot to share between the players following their 11th placed finish in the Premier League last season, and instead offered them a fund of around £2million.
News of Watford’s pay agreement comes talks with Premier League clubs over a blanket pay deal for players broke down.
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Top flight bosses proposed a 30% pay cut to player salaries to help cope during toe COVID-19 crisis, but it went nowhere as the Professional Footballers’ Association said that would affect tax contributions to the NHS.
Earlier this month, Premier League players launched the #PlayersTogether scheme to generate and distribute funds to the NHS, having faced criticism and calls to ‘play their part’ as the country continues the battle against the virus.
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