Liverpool have placed some of their non-playing staff on furlough leave as the coronavirus shutdown ensures the Premier League remains suspended.
The PA news agency understands around 200 staff, whose work is effectively idle during the suspension, have been furloughed.The announcement comes as EPL clubs are meeting with representatives of players and managers to discuss possible wage cuts for first-team staff.
A Liverpool club statement said: "The club have confirmed those staff will be paid 100 per cent of their salaries to ensure no member of staff is financially disadvantaged. "Last month the club also confirmed that it would pay its matchday and non-matchday staff while the Premier League is suspended." Liverpool skipper Jordan