Aitor, on a reduction in salary: “There will be no problems sitting down with the club”

Levante goalkeeper Aitor Fernández confessed this Sunday that the staff is willing to collaborate with the club to find a solution to the economic uncertainty caused by the disruption in LaLiga due to the coronavirus crisis and stressed that they are “privileged“and that there are other workers of the entity in a more delicate situation.

“It is clear that in the end it is normal for workers to be concerned. I know that in the club they are doing everything possible to solve the problem and we we are ready to collaborate with the club. There is no problem sitting down with them. “Aitor told Efe when asked if they would accept a reduction in salary, as other clubs have already proposed to their footballers.

The Basque goalYes, he assured that this scenario has not yet occurred in Levante and was more concerned about other club workers. “We are privileged but there are workers who may be more affected and the club always tries to solve it“, pointed out the Basque goal.

Aitor commented that the main thing now is to solve the health crisis and declined to comment on when the competition could return. “It makes me hard to think about when LaLiga will return. The essential thing is that people are well and that the virus is gone, that there is not so much trouble and anxiety. LaLiga will have to make a decision as soon as possible but it will resume“he indicated.

“Dates cannot be set because we don't know how long this will last“added the goalkeeper, who explained that they have not yet had any definitive conversation between the footballers about the time they will need to get ready.

“I think it's okay with two weeks of preseason. But we have not had any positive case but I don't know how the players who have suffered will feel and you have to be in solidarity with those teams“he pointed out.

The Basque goalkeeper told Efe that because of his demarcation he would not need such intense physical work but that he will need “feel the touch of the ball“for at least a couple of weeks and confessed that At home he does not have a good ball. “Some ball that I have stolen from the dog and little else“the Levante goalkeeper joked.

“We are also working on tactical issues through video calls so as not to completely disconnect football. Also, I like to see myself after the games, just that week, but now I don't like to see previous games and I do I am watching quite a few games of Atlético, Real Madrid or Barcelona that they are putting on television“he declared.

In addition, Aitor acknowledged that he has not wasted time thinking about whether the break can affect him individually, since he was at the best moment of his career. “The truth is that I have not given any return because there are more important things. I am not selfish in that regard and I only hope that when I return I will feel as good as before, “he concluded.