The Post: Affected by the Omicron epidemic Premier League teams are considering deducting the salaries of players who are not vaccinated

According to the Daily Mail, Clubs in the Premier League are considering whether they can deduct their wages if players are forced to self-isolate because they refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Due to the spread of the Omiljung variant virus, the British government has introduced new epidemic prevention regulations. Over the past two weeks, there has been a surge in the number of players in need of self-isolation in England's four professional leagues. This has allowed the squads of many Clubs in England to be affected in the last four or five days, with four league games postponed.

Last month, Bundesliga boss Bayern Munich refused to pay the salaries of five players in the squad who tested positive for COVID-19 – Gnabry, Kimmich, Musiara, Shupo-Motin and Khusans – who were diagnosed and unable to play or train. Clubs in England's fourth-tier pro league are asking if they can legitimately follow Bayern's lead due to the impact of the Pandemic of the Aomi Kerong variant virus.

Within teams, people who are still not vaccinated against COVID-19 are under increasing pressure. Players who have been vaccinated feel that these teammates who refuse to vaccinate put the rest of the team at risk of infection. Last season, a well-known player from one of the Premier League's top clubs was forced to self-isolate no less than four times, leaving the club's officials feeling "incomprehensible". A number of Championship, League A and League Two clubs have been in discussions with professional football leagues about the legality of the move. There is also widespread recognition among these clubs that there is also a need to be prepared to fight the Professional Players Association, which will certainly oppose any similar action.

Due to the rapid spread of the new variant virus and the introduction of new regulations by the British government, many club managers are also very angry at the players who still refuse to be vaccinated. Training sessions at many clubs have also been greatly affected, as unvaccinated players must self-isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive, even if their test result is a shadow. This has left more players unable to attend training, such as a Championship club where seven first-team players currently self-isolate at home.

Vaccination rates remain low in the clubs of England's fourth-tier pro leagues, with at least three Premier League teams having an intra-team vaccination rate of less than 50 per cent – much to the annoyance of the medical teams at these clubs. The Premier League's vaccine data is a strictly confidential agreement, but their latest release on October 19 shows that 68% of Premier League players have been vaccinated.

Figures from the start of the season show Leeds United, Brentford and Wolves lead the way in Premier League player vaccination rates, with all three teams having finished two shots of the vaccine. Wolves are also the only Premier League club on track to meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson's goal of "all players over the age of 18" at the end of this month.

A club official, speaking on condition of anonymity, criticized the players' refusal to be vaccinated out of pure "selfishness". He said: "The other players are tired of it, the coaches are tired of it, and if the game is cancelled, or – hopefully not – we go back to empty play, the fans will get tired of it too. They have every right to do so. ”

(Felix Cat)