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Kaveh Solhekol

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
195 total appearances

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Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

People can assume that, but from all the people that me and Brian have been talking to, the information we're getting is that, as a whole, the Premier League is totally committed to finishing the season whenever possible, when it's safe to do so.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

So I don't think the Premier League or the clubs will take the decision to cancel the season.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

I think if it happens...

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

It'll be a decision that will be taken by the government, for instance, as it was in France, where I think the Prime Minister announced last week that there would be no sporting events until September.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

And from what we're hearing from the government here is that is not going to happen here.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

They seem to think that it would be good for the Premier League to start again.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

They think it would be good for the morale of the nation if football started.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

restarted so to answer your question I think it is possible that the season could be cancelled but at the moment the clubs want to restart the Premier League wants to restart and the government wants football to restart as well

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

I think one of the other issues as well is, you know, this is another thing that the club's

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

are having to deal with, you know, they're not getting any money in, they're not getting money from match day receipts, they're not sure what's going to happen to their broadcasting income.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

This is the time of year

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

Historically, when people start renewing their season tickets for next season, they're not getting that money in as well.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

They don't know what's going to be happening next season.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

A game's going to be played behind closed doors next season.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

That would affect their income as well, all their commercial activities and commercial deals.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

And then on top of this, they've got this whole issue of player trading, from what I understand.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

when and if the transfer window opens.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

A lot of clubs in the Premier League are planning on spending little or no money because, I mean, that's one thing they can do to protect their finances going forward.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

And then when it comes to these whole issues of players being out of contract, I think there's between about 70 and 80 players who will become free agents on June the 30th.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Project Restart: A key week ahead

Now, what do those...