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We were talking recently about transfer fees and player wages, while the world is in the midst of the current pandemic and Mrs 4ers came out with something which I have to say, had some morality about it.
Arsenal are just about to sign Willian on a free transfer admittedly, but as there’s no transfer fee, they are paying him a ‘handsome’ signing on fee and wages that are being reported as over £200,000 per week for a three year contract; not bad for a 32 year old in the Premier League.
However during lockdown, Arsenal made 55 people redundant due to cash flow issues, who if they haven’t found alternative work are now possibly drawing unemployment benefits, one assumes.
So, in instances such as this, should the PL chiefs or Government have a moral obligation to the tax payers to intervene and put a stop to things like this?
Arsenal are just about to sign Willian on a free transfer admittedly, but as there’s no transfer fee, they are paying him a ‘handsome’ signing on fee and wages that are being reported as over £200,000 per week for a three year contract; not bad for a 32 year old in the Premier League.
However during lockdown, Arsenal made 55 people redundant due to cash flow issues, who if they haven’t found alternative work are now possibly drawing unemployment benefits, one assumes.
So, in instances such as this, should the PL chiefs or Government have a moral obligation to the tax payers to intervene and put a stop to things like this?