Newcastle United midfielder Isaac Hayden has slammed Standard Liege for failing to pay salaries on time and dubbed the situation at the 777 Partners owned club a “disaster”.
Hayden spent the first half of the season on loan at Standard Liege from Newcastle before returning to the Magpies earlier this month.
Newcastle are now looking to find Hayden another loan for the second half of the campaign with it being unlikely he will stay at St James’ Park.
Hayden did not have the best of times in Belgium, not least because Standard Liege did not pay his salary on time and he has lifted the lid on what happened.
“The main reason why I left Standard is the club do not pay salaries on time….and do not pay them”, Hayden told Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri.
“I will now initiate legal proceedings against the club to obtain the wages that Standard Liege owe me.
“For example, I received my November salary on December 28th.
“They also did not pay the players’ bonuses and now the December salaries have not been paid and we are almost at the end of January.
“It’s a real disaster.”
Standard Liege sit in ninth spot in the Belgian top flight and the club are owned by 777 Partners, the group currently trying to take over Premier League side Everton.
