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The Premier League Big Six ‘presented a united front and rejected calls to set the June 30 deadline for the current season’ … leaving them one club short of being able to block the rest of the league’s effort to a final closing date
- Some clubs will request a cut on June 30 at a Premier League meeting on Friday
- But ‘Big Six’ clubs have reportedly put a united front to reject that push
- One of his biggest concerns is the issue of player contracts ending June 30.
- All six parties also face total losses of up to £ 580 million if canceled
The so-called ‘Big Six’ of the Premier League have joined and will reject calls to agree on a deadline for the current season, according to reports.
As reported on Thursday, some clubs are expected to push for a cut point on June 30 at a Premier League meeting on Friday, with the growing feeling that the season just can’t get to July.
But the Big Six are not among those skeptics, as The Sun reports that they have presented a united front and will express their desire to play the remaining games in full.
The Premier League Big Six have teamed up to reject calls by a June 30 deadline
The city of the man of Pep Guardiola is not among the clubs that believe that the season cannot reach July
That would result in that amalgam of clubs requiring only one other top-tier side to join them before they can block the rest of the league’s push for a final cutoff point.
One of the club’s biggest concerns is the issue of players whose contracts will end on June 30.
Previously, July 12 had been a key date on the Premier League calendar because completing matches by then would avoid refunds to streaming partners, but that date was brought forward after several clubs received legal advice, particularly on the player theme contracts
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool have joined the united front to play the full season
FIFA has announced that it will take special measures to protect clubs and players whose contracts expire on July 30, the official end of the European season.
However, clubs have been informed that English contract law would replace any arbitrary or emergency arrangement introduced by the governing body, and players could not be legally compelled to comply with FIFA’s decisions.
This increases the possibility that borrowed players, or those without a contract, such as Pedro, Olivier Giroud and Willian in Chelsea, Jan Vertonghen in Tottenham and Adam Lallana in Liverpool, may withdraw from their clubs on July 1, even if the campaign it was running but it was incomplete.
Furthermore, the report states that the Big Six’s resolve is bolstered by the possibility of total losses of £ 580 million if the season is canceled, which is more than the other 14 clubs combined.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal is also among clubs concerned about total losses of £ 580 million
Premier League bosses have designed a series of restart scenarios in June, July, or August, with the latter also allowing the next season to run on time if the Carabao Cup is bad.
And league bosses will look at all the other options before even considering canceling the season, especially with Bundesliga and Serie A bosses hinting at possible resumes in May.
It is understood that UEFA is also interested in all remaining matches being played in national leagues, but the April 23 meeting is likely to see the issue of possibly ending them early at least discussed.
Premier League bosses are also considering eliminating the Carabao Cup for next season
UEFA is considering the option of ending the Champions League and Europa League competitions in August, once the national leagues are completed, it is understood.
If the national leagues are functioning at some point in the coming months, UEFA may decide to play them alongside league action as they do under normal circumstances.
But if it isn’t until July or August that the action is underway, then UEFA is more likely to play the rest of the two competitions in a condensed time period, culminating in late August.
UEFA is considering completing the Champions League and Europa League in August
