Barnet owner Tony Kleanthous has called on the Football Association and Premier League to provide assistance to lower-level clubs amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Kleanthous, a former FA and Football League board member, has been forced to put all of the club’s non-playing staff on immediate notice of redundancy after the suspension of football in the country due to the pandemic .
The businessman, who has owned the National League side for 26 years, is urging the FA and Premier League to take action and offer aid to help lower-level clubs stay financially afloat.
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Kleanthous says that while players’ contracts are protected and cannot be terminated, it is the general employees at the club that are most vulnerable.