Players and staff at Leeds United have deferred their wages due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Elland Road club are among the rest of the teams in England that cannot play due to the virus situation in the UK.

It is unclear when the Championship will resume, but players and staff have agreed not to take their salaries until then.

A statement was released after agreements with all the players and manager Marcelo Bielsa, along with his staff.

The statement reads: "The spread of the Covid-19 virus has seen the UK and many other nations around the world in a state of 'lockdown' and while there is a shared commitment to complete the season, the lack of fixtures, cancellation of events and closure of the football financing market will cost the club several million pounds each month.

"The decision was made by the squad to defer part of their own salaries to ensure that the club can continue to pay all members of full-time staff and the majority of casual staff for the coming months."