Italy: an automatic 25% pay cut for players in the event of relegation (AIC/Lega Serie A agreement)

The Associazione Italiana Calciatori (AIC), the organisation representing professional footballers playing in Italy, has announced the signing of a new collective agreement with the Lega Serie A for an unprecedented five-year period, expiring on 05/08/2025.

Among the new measures adopted is an automatic 25% reduction in a player's salary in the...