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Jacque Talbot

Tottenham chief urges Premier League stars to play part amid economic coronavirus chaos

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has called on Premier League stars to play their part amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Levy penned an open letter to supporters, in which he called for unity in the English top-flight, using top European sides' recent moves to alleviate the financial burden as a measure in which others should all aspire to.

The 58-year old said in the statement: "We have seen some of the biggest clubs in the world such as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus take steps to reduce their costs.

"Yesterday, having already taken steps to reduce costs, we ourselves made the difficult decision – in order to protect jobs – to reduce the remuneration of all 550 non-playing directors and employees for April and May by 20 per cent utilising, where appropriate, the Government's furlough scheme.

Daniel Levy has called on Premier League stars to play their part amid the coronavirus outbreak (NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

"We shall continue to review this position."

Levy - who is the longest-serving Premier League chairman - has also called on players and coaches to shoulder some responsibility.

He continued: "We hope the current discussions between the Premier League, PFA and LMA will result in players and coaches doing their bit for the football ecosystem.

Levy has penned an open letter to supporters (Jan Kruger)

"I have no doubt we will get through this crisis but life will take some time to get back to normal.

"I hope we will never take for granted so many basic things such as getting off the train at Seven Sisters, walking along Tottenham High Road, entering our stadium with our family and friends, and buying a beer and pie ahead of watching Spurs play at home."

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