Manchester City are in advanced talks with their players over reducing salaries to help the club navigate through the coronavirus crisis.
Sportsmail understands that the Premier League champions have received a positive response from many of Pep Guardiola’s men, who are open to helping out the club with football suspended.
While the news may come as a shock given the wealth of City’s owner, the club are keen to live within their means as a business.
To that end, talks over gaining assistance from players, which are expected to take the form of salary deferrals, have been ongoing for a number of days with officials hoping for an agreement in the near future.