Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has insisted Leeds United and West Brom must be promoted to the Premier League and labelled the notion of no relegation "a joke".
Talks are ongoing about the Premier League returning to complete the 2019/20 season, with several proposals still being negotiated.
Reports in the press have stated that teams at the bottom end of the table have objected to a suggestion of neutral venues, with the league set to be completed in eight to 10 select grounds across the country.
One side even suggested the notion of no relegation, due to the circumstances, but that was squashed by EFL chairman Rick Parry on Tuesday who insisted there would be three teams promoted and relegated to and from the premier League.
Carragher has added to Parry's statement, insisting that it would be 'a joke' if no teams were relegated from the Premier League, in turn affecting Leeds and West Brom.
"All the problems we saw at the start of this in terms of promotion, relegation and the legal side of it, it's all getting to the stage where it's nearly crunch time and decisions need to be made," Carragher told Sky Sports' The Football Show.
"I think there has been so much talk, so much talk going through the press and the Premier League. I wouldn't say people have been tip-toeing around but the closer we get to dates that were put forward, it's decision time.
"The problem of promotion and relegation was always going to be the biggest thing in terms of finance. You talk about Leeds and West Brom from day one and whether teams going out of the league. I mentioned it yesterday, it's a joke if teams think there will be no relegation, that can not happen.
"How would it affect Leeds and West Brom going the other way and even further down? We all know, the Premier League is the holy grail in terms of finance and the finances of clubs in the EFL there has never been more scrutiny than at this moment, hence why teams are so desperate to be in the Premier League from next season. Who knows what the EFL will be like next season, finance-wise?"
