EFL chairman Rick Parry believes that fans will not be allowed to attend matches until 2021, according to Burton Albion chairman Ben Robinson.
All professional football has been halted due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has put doubt over the remainder of the 2019/20 season.
Clubs in the lower leagues of English football are concerned about their long-term futures due to the stoppage in football as a result of the ongoing pandemic.
Almost six weeks after all professional football was suspended in England, the concerns of EFL clubs are growing that they will not survive due to the financial implications and loss of revenue.
With clubs fearing they may be unable to pay players' wages for April, The English Football League and Professional Footballers’ Association has already proposed a 25 per cent wage deferral for League One and League Two.
To further worsen those fears, Robinson confirmed that during a meeting with EFL clubs on Tuesday, Parry admitted he doesn't believe fans will be allowed back in stadiums until 2021.
"There is a lot of uncertainty. We don't know when the season will be concluded, if it is," Robinson told Sky Sports' The Football Show.
"An even bigger concern is about next season. In the meeting yesterday, Rick Parry, the EFL chairman, said that he thought the season might not start until next year when the games are played with fans attending. You can imagine the financial implications of that are considerable.
"He didn't think crowds would be in stadiums until 2021, that was his personal view. It could take as long as that to get gate receipts flowing back into clubs."
