This summer's European Championships have been postponed, paving the way for club football to be played into the summer.
Nottingham Forest's season had already been postponed until April 3 because of the coronavirus pandemic and now UEFA have called off their flagship tournament, due to be held in June.
The Reds have seen three games postponed because of the outbreak of Covid-19; Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Bristol City.
Their season is due to get back underway at the beginning of next month but there are very real fears that the campaign could extend into the summer.
There are nine games remaining of the 2020-21 campaign and Sabri Lamouchi's side, who are in fifth place and battling for promotion to the Premier League, will be keen to see a resolution to the season.
Clubs are holding meetings this week to thrash out a plan for the rest of the season.
Meanwhile, UEFA have taken the decision to postpone this summer's tournament.
“We are at the helm of a sport that vast numbers of people live and breathe that has been laid low by this invisible and fast-moving opponent," UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said.
"It is at times like these, that the football community needs to show responsibility, unity, solidarity and altruism.
“The health of fans, staff and players has to be our number one priority and in that spirit, UEFA tabled a range of options so that competitions can finish this season safely and I am proud of the response of my colleagues across European football.
"There was a real spirit of co-operation, with everyone recognising that they had to sacrifice something in order to achieve the best result.
“It was important that, as the governing body of European football, UEFA led the process and made the biggest sacrifice.
"Moving EURO 2020 comes at a huge cost for UEFA but we will do our best to ensure that the vital funding for grassroots, women’s football and the development of the game in our 55 countries is not affected.
"Purpose over profit has been our guiding principle in taking this decision for the good of European football as a whole.
“Football is an uplifting and powerful force in society.
"The thought of celebrating a pan-European festival of football in empty stadia, with deserted fan zones while the continent sits at home in isolation, is a joyless one and one we could not accept to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the competition.
“I would like to thank the European Club Association, the European Leagues and FIFPro Europe for their great work today and for their cooperation.
"I would also like to thank from the bottom of my heart the 55 national associations, their Presidents and General Secretaries, and my colleagues from the Executive Committee for their support and wise decisions.
"The fine detail will be worked out in the coming weeks but the basic principles have been agreed and that is a major step forward.
"We have all shown that we are responsible leaders. We have demonstrated solidarity and unity.
"Purpose over profit. We’ve achieved this today.
