Athens // Foreign players in Greece are concerned about their euro-related contracts should the country default on its debt, Tuesday’s edition of the sports daily Goal News said.
While Greek voters go to the polls on Sunday to decide on a referendum, which may leave them out of the Eurozone, agents of foreign players in the country are contacting major clubs to help their clients reword contracts to secure their wages.
According to the newspaper, the players are worried that the possible withdrawal of Greece from the Eurozone would mean an automatic devaluation of their contract to less than half of the value.
“It is obvious that foreign players with teams such as Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, AEK, PAOK and other Super League clubs already on the roster from previous agreements, will begin to be paid in a devalued currency,” the newspaper said.
Goal News said that during the weekend the management of Super League clubs received numerous calls from agents of players asking that a clause be added in their contracts saying that “if a change in the currency of the country occurs, then the players would be paid in the currency (euro) previously agreed upon”.
The agents reportedly also want the wages of the players to be deposited in accounts abroad and not in Greece.
The newspaper reported that there are also concerns from Greek players who compete abroad that if the country leaves the European Union then they would not be considered in the category of EU players and might lose their place in their teams.
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