It does not make sense for the DBU not to accept that offer. The agreement has been worked on for years and should only run one month longer. Sign it, and we will sit on the plane immediately. We are ready and we will play.
We could all be at home with our clubs, who pay our wages – at home with our wives and children. There is only one reason we are here, and it s not money.
We re here because we love to play for Denmark and are proud of the many millions we play for and the breadth of Danish football, and the work we do for the whole of Danish football – for example, meeting up for the DBU events and their sponsors, as we have always done.
The players fully agree that conversation, negotiation and playing international matches must be the way forward.
The stand-off is thought to be based around the DBU s desire for more flexible rules about using players in commercial contexts, while the Spillerforeningen wants sponsorship deals to focus on the team instead of individuals.
There is a fear that UEFA could hit Denmark with a huge fine and ban if they do not play their opening Nations League match.
Last year, the women s team boycotted a World Cup qualifier with Sweden over a pay dispute. The DBU was fined and warned Denmark could be excluded from any UEFA tournament if another match was cancelled in the next four years.
DBU communications manager Jakob Hoyer insisted this week they did not want to discuss a new deal on the eve of matches and be forced into an unsatisfactory agreement.
We do not want to negotiate so close to international matches, he said. That was what happened in 2015 and led to a historically poor national team agreement that has created so many problems.
