Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has become the first Premier League figure to take a voluntary pay cut amid the coronavirus crisis.
The League Managers Association, Professional Footballers Association, the Premier League and EFL have been locked in talks with a view to reaching a united agreement over pay reductions.
But Howe, together with chief executive Neill Blake, first team technical director Richard Hughes and assistant boss Jason Tindall have broken ranks to take significant pay cuts for the period of time Covid-19 continues to rip through the football calendar.
Sportsmail can also reveal that at least 50 non-playing employees have been furloughed in recent days.