PREMIER LEAGUE clubs have been told to expect a game of two halves in the biggest English football meeting for 28 years.
Top-flight outfits — including table-toppers Liverpool led by Jurgen Klopp — were yesterday given another boost with only four positive Covid-19 results at three clubs out of 1,008 players and staff checked.
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Premier League clubs have been boosted as the competition gradually nears a returnCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Thursday’s crucial 20-team summit’s key points will be to solve the TV cash headache and move nearer to a return date.
The meeting will be split into two parts with EIGHT items on the Project Restart agenda.
But in the second half of the meeting, the clubs will look at a potential curtailment of the league if there is a spike in the virus.
Prem sides have unanimously voted to resume contact training as Project Restart moves to phase two, meaning some teams could train with full contact on Thursday.
Chiefs will discuss returning on either June 19 or 26 but no firm date is likely to be agreed until next week. The Premier League are sticking to their initial date of June 12 but chief executive Richard Masters admitted it was “flexible”.
Clubs face handing back £340million in TV revenue even if the season is completed — a doomsday scenario of not finishing the campaign will mean handing back £762m.
Teams will talk about scheduling. While clubs are set to offer more TV interviews with stars before games and also at half-time.
Sky Sports and BT Sport could be given even more camera angles inside stadiums.
Teams will also discuss water breaks with games played during the summer.
Also, the League and clubs will talk about the latest news regarding playing games home and away rather than at neutral grounds.
Clubs will also be given instruction about transport — in Germany it is just ten staff per bus.
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