Anumber of LaLiga Santander clubs have been waiting for an agreement to be reached with the players’ union before taking the appropriate steps to combat the financial losses they’re facing due to the coronavirus crisis.
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However, with it seeming as though each club has to take its own individual measures, Real Madrid have already started to contact their players in an attempt to clarify what is happening.Los Blancos are in a healthy state financially, but they could be set to lose out on as much as 150 million euros.
Osasuna reached an agreement on what to do on Friday, and others are almost there too.Barcelona and Atletico Madrid moved fast because they felt financially vulnerable.
The Catalans, in particular, could barely breathe and they’ve cut salaries by 70 percent until the crisis passes.Atletico, too, have cut their wages by the same percentage.Madrid are clear that they don’t want to introduce an ERTE, but they know they can’t turn their back on football’s current reality.
