A number of Premier League club doctors have expressed their concerns about the ‘Project Restart’ plans with the league bosses, as they continue to push for the imminent return of football.
The BBC reports that concerns have been raised by club doctors, with one issue being that senior medics are seeking assurances over their own liability and insurance cover if a player contracts the virus.
It is also added that the Premier League has been asked to provide some clarity over medical protocols, testing and player welfare, with the 20 club doctors holding their own discussions around the Premier League’s Project Restart plans.
The aim is to feed their thoughts into the Premier League’s leadership, with a league source telling the BBC they viewed the move by the medics as a natural part of the process with clubs, and a means of reaching ‘the best possible set of protocols’.
They also confirmed that the league was in talks with insurance companies over the issue of club and doctor liability, and that this would be brought up with government representatives this week.
The Premier League will be represented on a cross-sport working group of medical experts and public health officials, which will meet for a second time in a week on Wednesday, where they are devising the health and hygiene measures that players, managers and club staff will be asked to agree to before full training and then competition can resume, but only if the government deems it safe to do so.
The government is set to review it’s lockdown measures at the weekend, with the Premier League meeting to vote on plans next Monday.
