The Nigerian duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi as well as Everton’s Alex Iwobi are bound to brace themselves up for the resumption of action in the English Premier League, following a resolution among all clubs in the top-flight that the season should end on July 31, megasportsarena.com reports.
With a set date now fixed for the season to come to a close, Iheanacho, Ndidi and Iwobi would be glad to learn that their teams will soon set plans in motion, in order to meet up with the target of concluding the campaign at the end of July, even as only nine rounds of fixtures are left to be played.
This means exciting news has come the way of Iheanacho, Ndidi, Iwobi and other action-hungry players in England, as the season that has been on hold due to coronavirus should eventually get back into full steam in the middle of next month, even if it means matches will have to be played behind closed doors.
A report by British tabloid, Daily Mail adds: are now reportedly committed to finishing off the current campaign by the end of July. The season is currently suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic with the last top-flight match taking place six weeks ago.
There was initially ambiguity around plans on how to finish the season, and if it was feasible, but The Sun claim Premier League chiefs have now backed a July 31 deadline during crunch talks involving UEFA, other major European leagues and leading clubs.
The principal fear of some clubs has been the safety of their stars playing a full contact sport while there remains a risk of contracting COVID-19; but tthere now seems to be some clarity over the Premier League’s next move after an agreement was thrashed out by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and the European League umbrella group.
European Leagues head Lars Christer Olsson said: “The ambition has been the end of July to finish domestic leagues, then we can try to play the final phase of European competitions in August. There will have to be some flexibility from UEFA. But we remain confident the leagues can finish. Most countries will be able to do it, although it will have to be games played without fans.”
