Tottenham Hotspur players are set for a double cut in pay this summer if they are relegated from the Premier League, GIVEMESPORT understands.
The Athletic's David Ornstein revealed on Monday that the Spurs stars would see their wages cut in half if the club are relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.
But that is not the only wage cut that would be coming their way if the drop to the second tier of English football is confirmed.
Spurs are perilously close to the bottom three in the Premier League after a second successive poor season of domestic football. Interim head coach Igor Tudor has failed to turn around the club's fortunes after replacing the sacked Thomas Frank.
Igor Tudor Has Not Changed Anything At Tottenham
They have failed to win either of his two games in charge, losing 4-1 to north London rivals Arsenal before being beaten 2-1 by Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday.
Tottenham have not won a single game in the league in 2026, losing six and drawing four of their ten matches in the top flight since the turn of the year.
Their form leaves them just four points above the bottom three in the Premier League and knowing that by the time they play against Crystal Palace on Thursday night, they could be as little as one point above the drop zone, with West Ham and Nottingham Forest both playing before them on Wednesday night.
Tottenham Facing Up to Life In The Championship
Were the unthinkable to happen and Spurs drop out of England's top flight for the first time since 1977, the players will not only be in for a rude awakening when it comes to the EFL Championship and the volume of games and the stadiums they will have to travel to, but they will have to do so on a hugely reduced salary too.
GIVEMESPORT senior correspondent Ben Jacobs revealed in his newsletter - which you can sign up to receive here - that Spurs players would be getting another wage cut on top of the relegation clause cut - for failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season.
He said: "In addition [to the relegation clause], there are reductions in wages if Tottenham don't get Champions League football. That's obviously not going to happen next season via them qualifying through the league, but in theory is still a possibility if they go all the way and win the Champions League this season."
Tottenham Face Major Overhaul In The Summer
As Ben points out, Spurs are still in this year's Champions League and could go on and win it to qualify for next season's competition, but with Atletico Madrid standing in their way in the last 16 and the form they are in, it would take something close to a miracle for that to happen.
A huge squad overhaul would be required if Tottenham were to be relegated from the Premier League, with a number of high-profile players unlikely to stick around on massively reduced wages as well as the prospect of playing Championship football next season.