Tottenham stars face wage cuts – top source reveals club may be in ‘severe’ trouble
Tottenham’s players may face wage reductions due to a clause in their contract if they are relegated from the Premier League.
This is according to former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider that, despite reports to the contrary, Spurs may still have inserted this into their players’ contracts.
Currently, Tottenham are in a relegation battle in the Premier League, and sit just five points clear of the relegation zone.
Stefan Borson: I’m not convinced Tottenham don’t have relegation wage reduction clauses
While Thomas Frank has since been relieved of his duties at Spurs, this has not extinguished the threat of relegation.
The appointment of Igor Tudor has not impressed fans, given his mixed CV.
This, combined with West Ham’s recent surge in form, has made a dip into the second tier a real possibility.
Given that most of Tottenham’s players are on high wages, relegation to the Championship could be financially disastrous.
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However, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson has not ruled out Spurs’ players having wage deductions due to a clause in their contract if they are to go down.
He said: “It’s very hard if you’re Spurs, and you start a negotiation for a new player, and then you say, ‘we’re so confident in Spurs being in Champions League competition, or contention every year that we’re going to put in a relegation clause into the contract.’
“It’s just a very, very difficult thing to argue as part of the negotiation, and it’s pretty unlikely that the other clubs at the top of the table try and do that just because it’s so unlikely.
“Now, I’m still not totally convinced that they don’t have some of those clauses.
“It’s quite a big deal if they don’t, to be honest, because if they do end up getting relegated, they are going to be in severe trouble.”
What are the odds of Tottenham getting relegated?
According to Opta on 19 February, the odds of Tottenham going down this season are slim.
The supercomputer believes that they have a 3.36 per cent chance of being in the Championship next season, with their predicted final position being 16th.
West Ham remain the overwhelming favourites to join Wolves and Burnley in the second-tier at 71.16 per cent.
Relegation for Nottingham Forest is also not ruled out at 19.90 per cent as the Reds look to find more fortune under Vítor Pereira.
To read more about Tottenham’s relegation battle, look to our experts on Tottenham Hotspur News.