PREMIER LEAGUE clubs will vote in favour of extending player contracts until the end of the rescheduled season.
Chiefs will meet on Monday to further iron out issues ahead of Project Restart with aims to commence the campaign on June 12.
Willian is just one player whose contract is expiring in JuneCredit: AFP or licensors
One obstacle remains the futures of players whose contracts at their clubs expire on June 30.
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In total 86 top-flight stars are facing uncertain futures including big names such as Willian, Pedro and Jan Vertonghen.
If the season is restarted, games will be scheduled in July and August after the player’s contracts have officially expired.
The meeting will mean players are likely to play at their respective clubs beyond June before joining their new clubs ahead of next campaign.
It will also mean opening a one week window between June 24 and June 30 for clubs to approach out-of-contract players who have not received or have declined an offer of a new deal from their existing club.
In normal circumstances, players out of contract at the end of the season are free to talk with other clubs in the third week of May.
Player contracts are just one of many obstacles preventing concrete plans to commence Project Restart.
Around fifty players could snub the Premier League’s plans over fears they could catch Covid-19 and pass it on to family members.
Footballers are still unhappy over plans to resume the sport and many may pull out as they quite rightly put health and family before their careers.
Testing is due to start on Thursday as Prem players start training sessions ahead of a return to matches.
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But now clubs have expressed their fears that some players will reject this return as they wait for the country to become safer and less chance of contracting the virus.
The Mirror claims one club admitted that they expected “two to three players” from each club to snub a return to training and then playing matches.
Ninety-two games are left to be played in the Premier League.
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