There Is A Policy For Premier League Players Whose Contracts Expire On June 30, 2020

Marcus Rashford and Roberto Firmino (Twitter @premierleague)

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 pandemic cannot yet be tamed, but the British government has given the green light regarding the return of the Premier League. The problem is, the competition is expected to return in June when several players' contracts are nearing their end. How is their fate?

The Premier League Authority stated that players whose working period expires on June 30, 2020 are allowed to be extended until the 2019/20 season competition is completed.

The announcement, which was made on Friday, May 15 in the morning WIB, is the result of an agreement by the clubs participating in the Premier League.

Following the green light from the British government that sports competitions may be played behind closed doors starting June 1, the Premier League is reviewing steps that can be taken to continue and complete the 2019/20 season.

However, participating clubs are worried about the conditions of some of their players' contracts that are out of date as of 30 June.

As a result, it was agreed that the club and the players could consider a contract extension agreement beyond June 30 until the season was completed.

"What was agreed today is to ensure that the club will compete with the same squad before the season is suspended," Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said on the Premier League's official website.

"Players can extend their contracts beyond June 30 or until the end of the season, but it must be based on an agreement between the two parties," he added.

#PL clubs agree to extensions for out-of-contract players➡️ https://t.co/XuorydNB4g pic.twitter.com/pog7uPyFLE

- Premier League (premierleague) May 14, 2020

The Premier League gave a June 23 deadline for the extension of the emergency contract.

Meanwhile, the standings before the league was suspended show Liverpool are top with a 25-point advantage. The Reds are only six points away with 10-11 competition matches from title certainty.