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Gary Neville suggests moving games abroad to complete Premier League season

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville thinks players may have to sign waivers to protect ...



Gary Neville suggests moving g...
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Gary Neville suggests moving games abroad to complete Premier League season

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville thinks players may have to sign waivers to protect clubs from legal claims if they contract coronavirus.

All 20 Premier League clubs met today to discuss restarting the season but no decision was made on when it may resume.

Neville believes players are understandably worried about health concerns and he feels moving the games to neutral venues in Europe could help:

"If the Premier League is serious about delivering the matches that remain in the most-safe environment they would move it to somewhere that is three or four hours away that is safe from coronavirus and somewhere that has proven it can handle it,' the ex England defender said on Sky Sports' "The Football Show".

"There are some hotspots in Europe that could handle the PL finishing. I'm not sure they can deliver what they want to do in this country with the amount of logistical issues.

"My view on this matter a few weeks ago was if the Premier League wanted to deliver a message to the nation, as part of a package, they could have bought four million pounds worth of tests and then give 20 million to the NHS to buy tests and surround it in a package that was acceptable to the nation. I think it will be difficult."

"You can't have squads of players worried about the situation and their family," said former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher when asked about the situation.

"It has to reach a point where there is no way a player can pick up the infection for football to resume and maybe the only way you do it is in some sort of World Cup tournament.

"Using neutral venues, some sort of training camp and the safety of players and staff is the most important thing. That has to come first and foremost."

 

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