Manchester United hero Gary Neville has questioned Chelsea for their attempts to sign Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville said he cannot fathom how the Blues are considering spending up to £75m on a player while they are having to cut current players’ wages due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
“It’s like a parallel universe,” Neville said. “[Blues captain] Cesar Azpilicueta has apparently been in talks with the Chelsea board over the past three weeks as they’re looking for a 10/15 per cent pay cut.
“For the Chelsea players to hear in the next breath that the club are looking to buy Philippe Coutinho for £75m… it’s like, ‘what one is it?’
“If I was a player now I’d be looking at a wage deferral that potentially turns into a cut at a certain point in time. But if the club increase their budget or sign a player for £75m, you have to pay our money first.
“I’d say ‘you can’t go and sign a player for £75m and then say you can’t pay us fully’. It’s just illogical, it doesn’t make sense.”
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