Wayne Rooney asks why should they take a 30% wage cut, why pick on them?
Sunday 5th April 2020
ITV
Wayne Rooney asks why should they take a 30% wage cut, why pick on them?
"Suddenly the whole profession has been put on the spot with a demand for 30 per cent pay cuts across the board. Why are footballers suddenly the scapegoats?"
"Why has it been made public Rooney asked?"
“It seemed strange to me because every other decision in this process has been kept behind closed doors, but this had to be announced publicly,” he added. “Why? It feels as if it’s to shame the players – to force them into a corner where they have to pick up the bill for lost revenue. In my opinion it is now a no-win situation. Whatever way you look at it, we’re easy targets.”
'Remember, players’ careers are short so they have to make investments or have savings, with most facing retirement at 35 but — unlike a previous generation — unable to draw a pension until much later.'
The 34-year-old said he could afford to help but others in his team might not be able to do so, we have houses and families as well as everyone else."
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