Tottenham players face significant pay cuts if club suffer relegation

Tottenham players face wage reductions of up to 50% if the club are relegated from the Premier League due to clauses inserted into contracts by former chairman Daniel Levy.

Financial safeguards could cost stars

The north London club are currently just four points above the relegation zone following a defeat by Fulham on Sunday.

That result marked a fourth consecutive loss for the team, who have remained winless in the league since 28 December.

Reports suggest that nearly every member of the first-team squad has a mandatory pay cut clause written into their current deal.

These stipulations were largely implemented during the tenure of Levy to protect the club’s financial stability in the event of dropping into the Championship.

Tudor struggles to halt slide

While viewed as a distant precautionary measure at the time, the club’s recent slide has made the activation of these clauses a realistic possibility.

Current head coach Igor Tudor was brought in to replace Thomas Frank, who was only appointed to the role last summer.

However, the Croatian manager has lost both of his opening matches in charge at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The capital club are facing the prospect of falling into England’s second tier for the first time since 1977.

Recent history and new arrivals

Spurs flirted with danger last season under Ange Postecoglou, finishing 17th in the table.

Despite the low finish, the team remained 13 points clear of the drop zone due to the significant point gap to the bottom three.

Since Levy’s departure, the club have added Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid and Brazilian prospect Sousa from Santos.

England midfielder Gallagher returned to London in January on a contract that established him as the club’s highest earner.

Manager demands more effort

Following the recent defeat at Craven Cottage, Tudor publicly questioned the application and physical effort of his squad.

“When you are in a bad moment, you put the players, but then you lack defending, running and winning the duels,” said Tudor.

The former Marseille boss admitted he is searching for a solution to arrest the club’s alarming form.

“So what to do? That’s the big question in the future. To choose what is right for this team. To find a formula, what we want to be, what we can be in this moment.”