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London MAYOR Sadiq Khan believes it is still too early to see the return of the football Premier League to the capital.
The high-flying bosses hope the league will be back in business as soon as possible, with the possibility of matches being played behind closed doors in neutral venues.
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However, several clubs are not happy with the idea of delivering the matches at home, including the London trio Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea.
Either way, the Premier League wants to try to restart on June 12 … though Khan’s stance only adds another impediment to what appears to be a pile of them.
Even if the matches were played in neutral venues, the Emirates Stadium and London Stadium are among the eight pitches that were debated.
And a Khan spokesman told Standard: “Sadiq is extremely interested in the Premier League and professional sports in general being resumed.”
“However, with the country still in the midst of this crisis and hundreds of people dying every day, he believes it is too early to discuss the resumption of the Premier League and top-tier sport in the capital.”
“As a Liverpool fan, Sadiq of course wants the Premier League to return, but it can only happen when it is safe to do so and cannot place any additional burden on the NHS and the emergency services.”
American football police chief Mark Roberts told clubs in opposition to neutral grounds to “control”, with PL bosses ready to discuss venues with the Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden on Thursday.
The Metropolitan Police will also participate in the discussions, amid fears fans will congregate abroad on game days.
And it has even been suggested that, rather than just for security or fairness reasons, the Gunners are opposed to the idea of neutral places due to sponsorship.
Several players are against plans to restart the project entirely at this stage, as they feel that their health could be compromised.
You shouldn’t even talk about football about going back until the numbers have dropped massively. It is B*******.
Danny Rose
Newcastle United borrower Danny Rose said on Instagram Live: “It’s a joke, I’m not even going to lie.
“The government says to bring football back because it’s going to increase the morale of the nation, I don’t give a shit about the morale of the nation.”
“People’s lives are at risk, you know what I mean?
“You shouldn’t even talk about soccer to return until the numbers have dropped massively. It is B*******.”
Raheem Sterling said on his YouTube channel: “The moment we come back, it just has to be a time when it is not just for soccer reasons, it is safe not only for us but for all the medical staff, the referees.”
“Until then, I’m not scared, but reserved and wondering what the worst outcome might be.”
His teammate Sergio Agüero also previously said: “Most of the players are afraid because they have family, they have children, they have babies.”
“When we come back, I imagine we will be very tense, we will be very careful and the moment someone feels sick, you will think: ‘What happened there? “
And Khan has also echoed these concerns about player safety.
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His spokesman added: “Sadiq is also concerned about the well-being of players who compete in all professional sports, not just soccer.”
“There are big questions to ask about how players could train safely, how they would travel to games and how they could play competitive games without the risk of spreading the infection.”
If the neutral venue proposal is rejected, 22 of the remaining 92 PL parties would be organized in London, with five others on Watford’s Vicarage Road.
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