Premier League clubs will meet on Tuesday in an emergency session to discuss the extraordinary circumstances of the current season now that the Government has effectively ruled out any fans attending matches until March. There is huge frustration at a number of Premier League clubs that the Government is expecting them to bail out the English Football League to the tune of £250million at the same time as imposing restrictions on fans which mean all clubs are expected to make huge losses this season. Brighton chief executive Paul Barber said on Saturday: 'I think the PL and EFL have been discussing it [National League bailout]. It is difficult for PL clubs, but the biggest concern is down the pyramid. France, with a higher coronavirus infection rate, has allowed fans back inside stadiumsFinancial expert Kieran Maguire has calculated what the losses of PL clubs would have been in 2018-19 without matchday income.

Source: Daily Mail September 26, 2020 21:32 UTC