Wage deferral talks and NHS pledge – key points from Premier League announcement

The Premier League confirmed players will hold talks with their clubs over wage deferrals and football will not restart in early May because of the coronavirus pandemic.Here, the PA news agency looks at the talking points from Fridays statement.Clubs will talk to players about wage deferralsPlayers will speak to their clubs about a wage deferral. (Jonathan Brady/PA)Premier League players and clubs were facing mounting criticism after furloughing non-playing staff while their squads wages were yet to be considered. But after Fridays meeting, the top flight confirmed clubs unanimously agreed to consult their players regarding a combination of conditional reductions and deferrals amounting to 30 per cent of total annual remuneration.Football will only resume when it is safeThe Premier Leagues overriding priority is to aid the health and wellbeing of the nation and our communities. The 2019/20 season will only return when it is safe and appropriate to do so.Full statement: https://t.co/Tv9Leq4GGp#WeAreOneTeam pic.twitter.com/XPLQ7ls422 Premier League (@premierleague) April 3, 2020Elite football in England was initially halted until April 30 and the Premier League has now confirmed it will not resume in early May. No date has been set but the top flight and EFL will continue to review the situation and only return when it is safe.The Premier League will advance the EFL and National League 125milionThe Premier League have announced support for EFL clubs (Tim Goode/PA)Another unanimous vote confirmed an advance of 125million to help EFL and National League clubs during the crisis. The Premier League wanted to immediately deal with the impact of falling cash flow.There will be 20million for the NHS and othersThe thoughts of all those at The Premier League and our clubs are with those directly affected by COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/m12qXF3gen Premier League (@premierleague) April 3, 2020Having spoken to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Premier League will commit 20 million to support the NHS, communities, families and vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will include a direct contribution to the NHS and funds to enable clubs to refocus their efforts and develop significant outreach programmes to help communities.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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