Leverkusen players agree pay cut amid virus pandemic


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 01 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Bayer Leverkusen v Juventus - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - December 11, 2019 Bayer Leverkusen's Lars Bender applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen players, staff and management on Wednesday unanimously agreed to accept an unspecified pay cut as the Bundesliga remains suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim later followed suit, with club bosses saying success for the small club in recent years had created a cushion and it was now time to give something back.

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