MILAN July 16 (AFP) -- Argentine international midfielder Mathias Almeyda, who will play for Inter Milan next season, announced Tuesday he intends to follow the example of his new teammates Christian Vieri, Ronaldo and Alvaro Recoba by taking a pay cut for the good of the club.
"They made an important gesture, a real example, for me it's a choice, I'm here to win everything," said the 28-year-old Almeyda who joins on a three-year deal from Parma.
Almeyda played for Parma for two years after a three-year stint with Lazio after arriving from Argentine outfit River Plate.
Vieri, Ronaldo and Recoba have reportedly agreed to have their salaries reduced by between five and 10 percent in a show of support for Inter president Massimo Moratti.
Italian international striker Vieri will now earn 4.5 million euros (dollars) instead of 4.75 million and Brazilian Ronaldo will now have wages of 4.05 million, down from 4.225 million.
The strikers said in a joint statement: "We have discussed the matter and have decided to do something in an attempt to tell our president we are loyal to the club and we understand the efforts he makes each year to make the club stronger. The president has always been close to us."
Source: dailysoccer.com