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Premier League Players Should Not Be Paid If They Refuse To Train, Says Official

Premier League Players Should Not Be Paid If They Refuse To Train, Says Official

A senior Premier League official says players who refuse to train should not be paid.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

A Premier League official believes players should NOT be paid if they refuse to train over COVID-19 fears.

All 20 Premier League clubs are meeting today to vote on how training will work and to agree a protocol to protect players and staff amid the coronavirus crisis.

Squads are currently working in isolation, but sides are ready to begin small group work at training grounds.

Image: PA
Image: PA

But some players have expressed concerns about returning to training and one senior official thinks Premier League stars who refuse to train should not be paid their wages.

"I really don't think they should be paid," the official told Sky Sports. "We are not sure what the situation is under their contracts at the moment.

"If you asked people in the street would you train and play football against people being tested twice a week, would you do it for £60,000 a week, they'd all say yes. It makes me very cross."

One Premier League club owner, meanwhile, hopes that clubs can agree to phase one training.

"I would hope that we can start small group training this week," the club owner said. "The plan is then to move onto full contact training after a week.

"I'm expecting most, if not all our players back this week, but a lot of them are worried about playing games and contact training. I'd say it's maybe as high as 40 or 50 per cent of them.

"All our players were tested this weekend with a view to training on Tuesday after we get the results late on Monday."

Players are aware of the strict protective measures which will be put in place for phase one.

It includes social distancing from teammates and staff as well as no tackling or spitting.

Many players are believed to be encouraged by the events from last weekend which saw the return of the Bundesliga.

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Topics: Manchester City, Liverpool, Football News, Chelsea, Football, Manchester United, Premier League, Coronavirus

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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