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​Bristol City players agree deferment of wages

Bristol City players are to defer a percentage of their wages for three months amid the coronavirus pandemic.

All staff at the Championship club have accepted a temporary salary reduction.

"These are challenging and difficult times," City chief executive Mark Ashton said.

"But we believe these measures will safeguard our financial stability and help us come through this period in the best possible position for when football resumes."

And they will also be placing some non-playing personnel on furlough leave.

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