Premier League bosses are ready to “roll over” the current TV deal into next season. Sky, BT Sport and Amazon would normally have announced the next round of rights for live games starting from the 2022/23 season by now but the pandemic has put negotiations on hold.
It has also complicated talks because no-one quite knows what they are bidding for with no fans currently allowed in stadiums and doubts over when full numbers will be allowed back.
That has prompted Prem bosses to discuss with the current rights holders to extend the current terms for an extra 12 months and begin negotiations at the turn of next year for the new long-term deal.
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