“There are players who have voiced genuine concerns.”
Premier League clubs meet on Monday for further talks on “Project Restart” despite growing disquiet among players over safety issues and divisions over proposals on how to end the season. PHOTO:AFP
A return to training in small groups is seen as the next step and clubs hope to get more guidance from the British government on Monday over when this will be possible after the lockdown in England was eased by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Cases have also been found in squads in Germany, Italy and Spain in recent days, but have been met with different responses.
“There are players who have voiced genuine concerns,” Bobby Barnes, deputy chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association told the Times. Clubs stand to lose an estimated £1 billion if the season is not finished, but £760 million of that comes from TV contracts that would be satisfied if games were played behind closed doors.
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