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Everton players accept wage deferrals to help soften COVID-19 blow

Premier League

By Reuters | Jun 10, 2020

**Manchester City v Everton - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 1, 2020 Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti [REUTERS/Andrew Yates]**

Everton’s first-team players have agreed to defer up to 50% of their wages for the next three months to help mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the English Premier League club’s chief executive said on Tuesday.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti, his support staff and board members had accepted pay cuts and deferrals of up to 30% back in March.

“This remarkable show of unity has enabled the club to maintain the salaries of all ... full and part-time employees and ... directly engaged matchday and non-matchday casual staff,” Denise Barrett-Baxendale said in a statement.

The Premier League has been suspended since mid-March due to the pandemic and several clubs have announced wage deferrals.

Everton are 12th in the league and will resume their campaign against Liverpool on June 21.