“Thiago, why don't you donate part of your salary?”

“This is crazy. Please stop playing the fool and get down to earth. Let's be honest. There are much more important priorities than any sport.” Are words of Thiago Alcantara of March 13 on the coronavirus crisis, which has forced to postpone the Bundesliga.

The midfielder of the Bayern Munich He made very coherent statements on social networks, advocating for people's health rather than soccer. However, just like in the Santander League, which has predicted millionaire losses, in Germany the same will happen and The main affected will not be footballers, but members of the club with jobs associated with match days.

As collected Bild, the sportscaster, Matthias Brügelmann, He has recommended Thiago to take his words further and use part of his salary to cover those losses, something that many athletes and clubs have done in recent days: “It would be great if Thiago set a good example now. It would be a wonderful sign of solidarity if he donated a portion of his double-digit salary to a solidarity fund in the Bundesliga.” Some employees may expect a reaction from you.