The Premier League shareholders held a meeting once again on Monday and this time a number of new things were discussed between all the clubs – as per BBC.
The UK government has already released plans wherein they plan to allow sporting events to take place from June 1 but as per some reports, the Premier League is planning to resume the 2019-20 season from June 12.
And on Monday, the shareholders held discussions on a series of matters which includes a contingency plan if the current season cannot be completed, as revealed by the Chief Executive Richard Masters.
Here are two main topics which were debated.
Playing the Premier League matches at neutral venues:
“Everybody would prefer to play at home and away if at all possible, and it’s clear to see some clubs feel more strongly about that than others,” he said after the meeting, as reported by the BBC.
“We are in contact with the authorities and listening to that advice, while also representing club views in those discussions.
“Since Covid became an issue we’ve been talking to the authorities about the conditions in which we could get the Premier League back up and running and taking all that advice on board, but it is an ongoing dialogue,
“But all must be cognizant of what authorities are telling us, and we’ll continue with that consultation.”
What if the 2019-20 season cannot be completed?
“It’s the first time we’ve discussed curtailment,” Masters said. “It’s still our aim to finish the season obviously, but it’s important to discuss all of the options with our clubs.
“Obviously we won’t be playing until the middle of June. It doesn’t seem quite right to be talking about playing before we’ve taken a decision to return to the first stage of training.
“But in terms of how those matches will take place there’s a lot of water to pass under the bridge, and we’ll continue to assess the circumstances then.
“What was agreed today was that players can extend their contracts beyond 30 June, until the end of the season.
“It must be agreed by both parties and a later date can be scheduled for that, no later than 23 June so that date was pushed back a little to help with that situation.”
