One Premier League club suggests finishing the season in China as officials continue to hold talks on how to save it from being null and void.
Majority of football is postponed until the 30th of April, though that date is set change today, and whilst they is still hope it can be finished, failure to do so could cost clubs up to £762 million.
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A chief executive of an unnamed club has told The Athletic that desperate measures are being considered to ensure this season is concluded.
“The country that keeps getting proposed is China,” they began.
“It just doesn’t make any sense. It is a crazy idea and I think it will get firmly rejected.
“If we were to pick up the Premier League and move it to another part of world right now we’d get absolutely slaughtered.
“Somebody accused us the other day of being in a bubble. I feel a little bit like they are right at the moment – even though I am not, I can see why people think we are.”
Another executive has also stated: “It’s just a waste of energy. Let’s just say we all want to start the league and life. Unfortunately only God and the pandemic can make this decision. And it does not look likely.”
All 20 Premier League sides are set to take part in a video conference call on Friday in an attempt to move the season forward.
A ‘festival of football‘ – fitting games into a very tight schedule – has also been suggested by Gary Neville as a possible solution, while there are fears England could follow Belgium’s steps by cancelling the end of the campaign entirely.
The Jupiler Pro League was on Thursday ended and current positions confirmed as final, meaning Club Brugge won the title as they were 15 points clear of second place Gent at the time football was suspended due to coronavirus.
UEFA have recently announced their method of giving domestic leagues enough time to finish their seasons in the summer.
International fixtures have been pushed back to September at least while the Champions and Europa League resumption dates haven’t been set.
Euro 2020 was also scheduled for the summer but that has been pushed back until 2021 due to the current pandemic.
Fans reacted as one Premier League club suggests finishing the season in China, see what was tweeted below…
Apparently, one Premier League club has suggested that seeing as the season is increasingly unlikely to be finished here, it should be completed abroad……… in China
What planet are these people on? pic.twitter.com/juXSkM148I
— We Are Brighton (@wearebrighton) April 2, 2020
April 1st was yesterday!
— Trevor Edwards ??????????? (@blackrodblue) April 2, 2020
Premier League talking about finishing the season in China. This is getting more and more bonkers. The desperation for the tv cash is overwhelming their collective brains.
— van der Finz (@JamesFinbow) April 2, 2020
Forgive my ignorance here but how is this keeping the competition fair? Ud be taking home advantage away from clubs against teams who have had it vs other teams?!
— David Wilde (@avfc_david) April 2, 2020
No Premier League games should EVER take place outside England. No Serie A games should EVER take place outside Italy. No Bundesliga games should EVER take place outside Germany. No La Liga games should EVER take place outside Spain. This game belongs to the LOCALS.Not the greedy
— Real Talk Football ⚽️ (@RealTalkFooty) April 2, 2020
This fears of disrupting next season thing is genuinely the most preposterous thing I have ever heard,fans will have every right for refund of every game they have paid for this season if it is voided
— Dean. (@deanodiamond) April 2, 2020
all the time in the world to finish one season just have to think outside the box line it up with Qatar 2022 in November!
Heard the word unprecedented so many times recently not even sure it's a real word any more! This pandemic will change the world football has to follow suit!
— Luke Chard (@lukechard) April 2, 2020
Sorry but if you have to cut short the following season you are going to lose television money. Best thing is to void the season and start afresh next season. Far less disruptive.
— David (@mcfc_blue) April 2, 2020
— Nathan Barnes (@GreenNWhiteGoon) April 2, 2020
"One Premier League club has suggested exploring the feasibility of completing the domestic season abroad."
Definitely Liverpool.
"China was mooted as the destination of choice."
You really couldn't fucking make this up.
I thought April Fools was yesterday?
— Dean (@_Deaghn) April 2, 2020
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