Players fear more clubs will try to impose big cuts with Arsenal and Chelsea both heading towards agreement.
The Professional Footballers' Association urged players not to sign reductions as they reached agreement with the Premier League to only ask for deferrals up to 30 per cent.
But Arsenal became the first club to move for a pay cut, asking the players to reduce their salaries by 12.5 per cent for a year with the money getting refunded if they reached the Champions League.
Arsenal have also offered big bonuses - including £100,000 each for getting into the Champions League in the next two years plus £500,000 for winning it - but hope to save £25m from player contracts.
Chelsea asked players to reduce their wages by 30 per cent but the players have offered to take a 10 per cent reduction with discussions ongoing.
Brighton are also in discussions with their players with Lewis Dunk and Glenn Murray carrying out negotiations.
However, the players had been reluctant to accept pay cuts as they wanted to give money to charity - and set up their Players Together fund - rather than give it back to club owners.
It would appear that Arsenal’s move has now paved the way for other clubs to follow suit which goes against the PFA and other players believe they may now be asked.
Watford are close to agreement on deferrals as they look to ask their players to reduce salaries by 30 per cent and follow Southampton and West Ham who are the only other two clubs to announce they have reached agreement.
The PFA agreed a maximum 30 per cent deferral proposal with the Premier League earlier this month which would see players get ten per cent less if games were behind closed doors and another 20 per cent if they were not played at all.
