LALIGA clubs have been told to expect no matches played in front of fans before 2021 by league president Javier Tebas.
The 57-year-old met with club bosses via a video call on Wednesday, informing them of the development and warning them to budget accordingly.
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LaLiga stadiums are set to look like this until 2021Credit: PA:Press Association
According to Sport, the Spanish government believe that it is a necessary measure, in order to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Financial losses suffered by LaLiga clubs are set to have an extraordinary impact, with £113million to be missed out on in matchday revenue alone for top flight sides.
Ultimately this is to be just one loss of many, with £306million the estimated total figure to be missed out on by LaLiga clubs.
This figure gets vastly worst, however, if the remaining 2019-20 season fixtures are unable to be fulfilled.
Should that be the case, this figure nearly trebles to a catastrophic £837million.
There is then, a desperate desire to return to action behind closed doors.
Tebas had been hoping to begin testing of all LaLiga players on Tuesday, ahead of a return to training – but these plans have been swiftly KO’d, with the Iberian country’s health ministry standing in the way.
Spain has been particularly badly hit by Covid-19, with over 219,000 confirmed cases and 22,524 fatalities.
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German Bundesliga clubs have managed to get back to training, ahead of potentially becoming the first European country, barring Belarus, to return to action.
Players reported back for training on April 6, and ambitious plans to return on May 9 are gathering pace, albeit with a number of safety requirements to meet.
These include 1,100 players and staff being tested, 25,000 testing kits being purchased, federal governments granting approval and even pitchside sinks being installed.
Bayern Munich return to training while practising social distancing
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