PREMIER LEAGUE clubs will reportedly discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic at the next club meeting scheduled to take place on April 3.
Sporting events around the globe have been grounded to a halt due to the deadly bug, with English football currently postponed until April 30 at the earliest.
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The Premier League has currently been suspended due to April 30 due to the coronavirus crisisCredit: PA:Press Association
The aim is still to finish the season, and there is time to conclude the campaign after both the European Championship and the Copa America were pushed back by a year.
According to the Telegraph, there are plans that would see top-flight football return on June 1, with matches to be played behind closed doors.
They state that it would take six weeks for the end of the season to finish, ready in time for the new campaign to start on August 8.
But Sky Sports claim that a return date of June 1 is one of several dates being considered, but clubs are yet to discuss fixture modelling in detail.
It has been suggested that teams will have more details on when the season can resume on April 3.
Sky add that clubs have not yet been asked to agree to a decision until more information is out on when the coronavirus crisis will reach its peak.
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And the Premier League will not put any further strain on emergency services until it is safe for football to resume.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas recently stated that the top leagues in Europe could return in the middle of May.
He said: “Given the current situation, we believe we can restart the competitions in mid-May, perhaps during the third week.
“If circumstances permit, we could bring that forward.
“There are 30 affected leagues and 30 cup tournaments and we have to co-ordinate each schedule at both a national and international level. We need to work together.”
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Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville meanwhile believes players would be willing to play every 24 hours for nine days straight if it meant that they could finish the season.
He said: “At this moment in time the most important thing is they make decisive decisions. They’ve bought themselves some time to react. The last thing I’m worried about is sorting out fixtures.
“If footballers need to play every day for nine days they’d do it – would be a festival of football for two weeks where everything finished in two weeks. It could be spectacular – it could bring some joy back to the nation.”
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