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HEARTS stars are ready to tell Ann Budge they don’t want to take a 50 per cent wage cut.
Jambos players are set for crisis talks with PFA Scotland ahead of showdown discussions with Tynecastle chief Budge.
Several are fuming after SunSport’s revelation that Hearts have contacted agents suggesting they could pay fees for new faces this summer as the cuts are going on.
Others are alarmed at the speed with which Budge wants to introduce across-the-board cuts, with no explanation as to how the 50 per cent figure was reached.
Gaffer Daniel Stendel is working for nothing, with No 2 Jorg Sievers also agreeing to a short-term reduction in his salary.
Skipper Steven Naismith, one of Hearts’ top earners, has accepted the 50 per cent cut after discussions with Budge.
Those moves have piled pressure on the others, on lesser wages than their gaffer and skipper, to also bow to Budge’s request.
But the rest of the squad are now set to tell the Jambos they are willing to accept a deferral but don’t want any cuts.
That’s the route English Championship side Birmingham City went down this week, with the club asking those earning over £6,000-a-week to halve their wages for 16 weeks.
Unlike Hearts, City have already pledged to repay the loss of income to their players once the season eventually resumes or a new one kicks off.
Naismith revealed this week Budge’s planned cuts would be implemented between the months of April and August.
It’s understood the squad, having been advised by union lawyers, would be willing to help out the Premiership’s bottom club in that timescale.
But they would want guarantees their money would be paid in full once the cash-flow crisis had finally been alleviated.
Jambos players currently staying at home have held group conference calls with union chiefs as they explore all the options available to them.
Players, agents and lawyers are closely scrutinising Fifa’s recently introduced amendments to laws regarding contractual stability.
Budge announced the planned cuts after revealing Hearts had lost £1million with home games postponed and the Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs also delayed.
Defender Clevid Dikamona has torn up his deal and returned to France.
The future of other stars is now up in the air amid the pay-cut plans and doubts over which division Hearts will be in next season.
HEARTS stars are ready to tell Ann Budge they don’t want to take a 50 per cent wage cut.
Jambos players are set for crisis talks with PFA Scotland ahead of showdown discussions with Tynecastle chief Budge.
Several are fuming after SunSport’s revelation that Hearts have contacted agents suggesting they could pay fees for new faces this summer as the cuts are going on.
Others are alarmed at the speed with which Budge wants to introduce across-the-board cuts, with no explanation as to how the 50 per cent figure was reached.
Gaffer Daniel Stendel is working for nothing, with No 2 Jorg Sievers also agreeing to a short-term reduction in his salary.
Skipper Steven Naismith, one of Hearts’ top earners, has accepted the 50 per cent cut after discussions with Budge.
Those moves have piled pressure on the others, on lesser wages than their gaffer and skipper, to also bow to Budge’s request.
But the rest of the squad are now set to tell the Jambos they are willing to accept a deferral but don’t want any cuts.
That’s the route English Championship side Birmingham City went down this week, with the club asking those earning over £6,000-a-week to halve their wages for 16 weeks.
Unlike Hearts, City have already pledged to repay the loss of income to their players once the season eventually resumes or a new one kicks off.
Naismith revealed this week Budge’s planned cuts would be implemented between the months of April and August.
It’s understood the squad, having been advised by union lawyers, would be willing to help out the Premiership’s bottom club in that timescale.
But they would want guarantees their money would be paid in full once the cash-flow crisis had finally been alleviated.
Jambos players currently staying at home have held group conference calls with union chiefs as they explore all the options available to them.
Players, agents and lawyers are closely scrutinising Fifa’s recently introduced amendments to laws regarding contractual stability.
Budge announced the planned cuts after revealing Hearts had lost £1million with home games postponed and the Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs also delayed.
Defender Clevid Dikamona has torn up his deal and returned to France.
The future of other stars is now up in the air amid the pay-cut plans and doubts over which division Hearts will be in next season.