Clubs in the Premier League and Championship may sign up to an historic peace deal to stop clubs from moving in to sign players in any event that wage cuts cause players to seek moves.
According to The Daily Mail , a truce is in the works and one of a number of ideas being discussed by top footballing executives who feel that clubs may need to work together to prevent footballers from seeking moves should wages be cut due to the coronavirus outbreak.
English football has been set for a large and unprecedented delay due to the spread of the virus, with wage cuts and deferrals being mooted for players.
June could see a behind closed doors returns to fixtures, but if a restart to action is not agreed at that point, it is possible that clubs may have to go a step further to lower player salaries.
With many clubs in the same situation, it is believed that by working together and agreeing a truce that it would prevent footballers from tearing up deals and walking away to a more fruitful contract.
"We may well end up with a situation where clubs across the board are in breach of contract and in which the players can say, “Right, I am going to move elsewhere unless you pay me," said a Championship executive to the Daily Mail .
"To try to stop that happening, there have already been talks that could see the Championship and Premier League sides sign effectively what would be a pact in which they say they will not take advantage of the crisis to take players from others."
