Chelsea winger Willian has issued a stark warning to the Premier League, stating that nobody is even thinking about football at the moment during the health crisis.
Football across Europe has come to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic but discussions across the leagues are orientating around plans to complete the 2019/20 season.
This includes the Premier League, which held a fresh meeting this week to discuss the plans, while UEFA is holding three meetings this week themselves.
However, Willian has suggested not even Liverpool players, with the Premier League title in their sights, are thinking about the season and are instead prioritising their health.
“Football without fans is no fun. I’ve heard that at we could return with closed gates, with no public in the stadiums. If it is necessary and if we must play for the good of all, it must be done," he said.
“Even Liverpool players themselves, if you ask them, will say that they are concerned about their own health and that of their families. Not with the English title.
“What I can do is ask everyone to be well and to obey the recommendations of doctors and health professionals. If that happens, let’s get out of this. Until then, we have to take care of ourselves and the people we love. This is a moment that worries me a lot.
“They say that after this there will be unemployment and this is the perspective that worries me in Brazil. How will the economy be? What about people’s jobs? But at the same time, I believe that this is not the time to think about it, but about health.
“Nothing else. It is the most important of all. If you are well and healthy, you can work. If you’re sick, you don’t do anything.”
