CD Leganes of Spain defenders, Kenneth Omeruo Chidozie Awaziem as well as Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze and other players in the Spanish LaLiga are facing a longer time out without action, as many of them have spoken out against a proposed restart of the season in June, megasportsarena.com gathered.
Although Omeruo, Awaziem and Chukwueze appeared delighted earlier when news emerged that they would resume action in LaLiga on June 6, their morale has been dampened by latest reports that most other players in the league do not want to get back into competitive matches just yet.
It would surprise fans of Omeruo, Awaziem and Chukwueze, as well as on loan midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo at Getafe, should he extend his stay rather than return to Stoke City of England next month, that ongoing plans to get Spanish football restarted in June are likely to face opposition from the country’s footballers.
A report by British tabloid, Daily Mail disclosed that the players union in Spain (AFE) are due to meet having been frozen out of the eight hour meeting at the weekend between the Spanish government’s Sports Council (CSD), the Spanish Football Federation, and La Liga.
The report added that the meeting was designed to bring together La Liga and Federation top shots, after weeks of public bickering between the two, with a joint statement issued promising greater collaboration, but now the governing bodies have to get players on board with the plan to restart the season on June 6.
However, Omeruo, Awaziem, Chukwueze and other players yearning for the June restart of action would be further taken aback by details of the report which added: “Players are concerned, not just about the possibility of catching the virus if they start playing again.
“There is also disquiet regards, as yet unfinalised, plans to make them stay in quarantine with team-mates away from their friends and families while the season is played out. If the players union adopt a similar tone to Fali in Tuesday’s meeting then the league and the federation will have a new problem having put their differences behind them at the weekend.
“Such was the solidarity on show at the weekend that La Liga and the Federation even endorsed a commitment to the creation of a 10 million euros contingency fund for struggling athletes. The CSD had warned that without greater collaboration Spain’s joint bid with Portugal for the 2030 World Cup final could even be in danger.
“A CSD statement said: ‘The parties also undertake to work together, and in a coordinated manner abroad, to contribute to the reputation of Spain and to the strengthening of our image as a country of safe sport. In this context, the Iberian candidacy for the 2030 World Cup finals becomes especially important.’”
