“The president made us understand that we were going to have to help the club”

Sure RMC, Clément Michelin, the defender of RC Lens, spoke of the drop in wages recorded within the club, between management and employees. “It was the president who, after a match, told us about the situation and that a salary cut was being considered, without giving precise figures. He told us about the project to try to save and settle this scandal. of all these problems around the clubs, especially with TV rights. He made it clear to us that we were going to have to help the club “, explains the former Toulouse man.

The money recovered at the end of the season?

The reduction in salaries will allow Sang et Or to save € 2.6 million until the end of the season. Clément Michelin confesses to having, with his teammates, thought of employees who do not earn much. “We had to do that for them,” he emphasizes. Nevertheless, according to the classification of Racing at the end of the season, and the payment of the TV rights bill, there would be a possibility of recovering the money that the players have given up.

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