"Premier league players have concerns and questions and we need to hear" - PL chief executive

The concept of isolating entire squads in a secure environment has been discussed

"Premier league players have concerns and questions and we need to hear" - PL chief executive
Richard Masters

Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters has exposed on the need for Premier League players to have their grievances addressed before ‘Project Restart’ on June 1, 2020.

The Premier League will hold conference calls with club captains, managers and medical experts to deliberate on player’s welfare concerning the resumption of the league.

Professional sporting events will resume from June but will still be conducted under safety conditions with the step two of UK’s covid-19 road map "permitting cultural and sporting events to take place behind closed-doors for broadcast, while avoiding the risk of large-scale social contact".

A section of premier league footballers including Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling have already expressed unhappiness at the danger coronavirus can pose when the season returns hence the decision.

"It is right the players voice their concerns," Richard Masters, Premier League chief executive, said on Monday.

 

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"It is right that they will have concerns and questions and we need to hear those first.

"The clubs have been very clear that the players have to be consulted properly and that their concerns have to be heard."

Masters revealed the concept of isolating entire squads in a secure environment has been discussed, but it was not the 'favored route'.

"Ultimately, in the judgement of medical professionals, which I am not, they think that the formula they have created is it safe and appropriate," he said.

"We want to remain in step with government and the authorities. We want to remain in step with the mood of football supporters. I think really the talk at the moment should be about the tentative steps we are taking now that the announcements have been made about going back to training and only once players have been consulted."

The meetings will include representatives from the Professional Footballers' Association [PFA] and League Managers Association [LMA] and focus on the issue of player welfare.

Premier League chief medical adviser, Mark Gillett will present medical protocols to managers during the meeting.