Reports suggest when the Premier League could return

Reports suggest when the Premier League could return with claims that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly been briefed on the plans.

If the Government gave all sport the green light for football to return ‘within weeks’, it would take at least two weeks of training for Premier League players to be match ready.

The priority is to finish its season and open the transfer window so money can then be filtered down the English football pyramid.

The country is still on lockdown, meaning the Premier League is currently suspended, the next review of those measures however is on the 7th of May.

The majority of clubs are in agreed with the league to resume when it’s safe to do so, with matches to be played behind closed doors.

Live sport is said to be the key to boosting the nations morale, however Sky and BT don’t want them to be free-to-air.

A source has said: “We want live sport back on TV as soon as we can. It would I’ve the whole country a huge lift.

“We have much still to do in the fight against the spread of the virus and it is too early to consider fans going back to the grounds themselves but this is a way to at least get sport going again.”

There are still 92 Premier League matches left to play in the 2019/20 season.

No time limit has been set as to when games need to be finished, especially now that Euro 2020 has been rescheduled for next season, freeing up some space.

It is said that it could be until Christmas before pubs and restaurants re-open back to the public, meaning it could be until 2021 before fans can be allowed into stadiums.

It is understood that there will be weekly meetings between medical officials from major sporting bodies and Public Health England.

What’s the latest regarding the Premier League and EFL? Well six options are currently being looked at. They are : –
1) Scrap it

Declare the 2019/20 season null and void with no promotion or relegation.

2) Finish the season now as it stands

Liverpool would be handed the Premier League title.

Norwich City, Aston Villa and Bournemouth would be relegated. Manchester City, Leicester City and Chelsea would qualify for the Champions League.

In the Championship, Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion would go up – but the issue of play-offs would be another argument.

Luton Town, Barnsley and Charlton Athletic will go down.

3) Behind-closed-doors

Play the remaining games within a tight schedule with no supporters and just minimal back-room staff and media.

4) Games in quarantine

All fixtures would be played at neutral venues across the country, with players in lockdown at local hotels to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

5) Play abroad

Qatar and China has been put forward as a viable destination to see out the current Premier League season now that death rates have significantly lowered recently.

6) Play until the very end, however long it takes

The new 2020/21 campaign was initially set to begin in early August, however, and pushing that back will have a knock-on effect for Euro 2020, which has already been postponed until 2021.

There are also the issues of contracts, with a June 30 cut-off point as standard.

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