A Manchester City fan has written to the bosses of the Premier League and the FA asking them to consider cancelling the season and only bringing football back when fans are allowed in.
Plans to resume the campaign are expected to progress further at a meeting with the 20 clubs and the league on Friday, with dialogue with the government on how it can practically be achieved ongoing.
City have been advised by the league to make sure all of their players out of the country are back and ready to train for a mini pre-season in May ahead of restarting in June.
If there are no guarantees over when football will be back, it looks probable that Premier League action will be back well before supporters are allowed into stadiums.
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