Half of Premier League's clubs will push to see the season ended by the traditional June 30 deadline at Friday's shareholders' meeting, even if all games are not completed.
The 20 club executives will discuss, over a video call, the latest plans to end the season and, despite a commitment from many to end the campaign whatever it costs, some are fearful of the contract chaos that running past the end of June could bring.
Any player who was set to be out of contract at the end of the season, such as Olivier Giroud at Chelsea or Jan Vertonghen at Tottenham, is contracted until June 30.
Should the season continue past that date they would have no obligation to continue playing and extensions could prove complicated to agree with players keen not to threaten a future move or threaten injury.
The Football Association made the decision last month to indefinitely extend the date by which the season could be finished, while Fifa have published guidelines stating that any player whose contract is set to expire this summer should see it out until the end of the campaign, whenever that may be.
While Fifa's guidance seems practical, it is not enforceable under UK employment law.
