Coronavirus: Premier League should be 'reset' says pundit
The Premier League is reportedly set to restart in July with matches to be played behind closed doors unless the coronavirus situation in the UK worsens. After news of Mikel Arteta and Callum Hudson-Odoi testing positive for coronavirus broke, the Premier League took the decision to suspend all matches.
A date had originally been set for games to potentially return after April 3 but that was soon moved back to April 30.
But growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 has led to suggestions that date will come too early to be able to start playing matches again.
That has led to concerns over how the current season would be finished, with the cut off point for players out of contract being June 30.
There have also been some calling for the season to be scrapped altogether, making it null and void and preventing Liverpool from winning the league as well as stopping the likes of Leeds and West Brom from earning promotion to the top flight.
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The Premier League have made it clear they want to finish the current campaign (Image: GETTY)
Taking the season beyond June 30 though presents some problems for teams with players out of contract this summer.
There are currently a total of 66 Premier League players with contracts set to expire in a few months.
Some of those players would have already been in talks about signing elsewhere while clubs like Chelsea have already agreed terms with Hakim Ziyech to sign on July 1.
There is set to be another Premier League meeting next week on Friday, where it is claimed a potential restart date for the season will be a central topic of discussion.
