The "Restart" plan sets the time frame for resuming this year's Premier League season on June 17. To ensure safety against the COVID-19 pandemic, the remaining matches will take place at stadiums without spectators. The maximum number of people allowed to enter the stadium for each match is 300, including: Players, coaches, stadium staff and stadium staff. Strict measures to ensure safety at the stadium will be applied.
However, 20 Premier League clubs are confident that the opportunity for fans to return to the stadium early next season is quite clear, of course the number of fans coming to the stadium will have to be reduced compared to normal to apply social distancing measures.
Premier Leauge clubs hope this could happen as they have agreed on the premise that next year's (2020-2021) season will start on September 12.
Premier League CEO Richard Masters admitted that he hopes some spectators will be allowed to play at the start of next season. And no one knows when the matches will change from empty-handed competition to audiences.
Allowing fans to come to the stadium when they are safe is a big boost for clubs facing financial difficulties, because ticket sales are a huge source of income for clubs. In addition, fans allowed to come to the stadium will also create a football atmosphere to make the matches more exciting, not become a "dead sport" as many fans commented.
Previously, the UK government had warned that fans would not be allowed to play until the COVID-19 vaccine is available for the entire next season. However, some other European countries, including Spain, are planning to let fans enter the stadium.
However, the Premier League is still hesitant to set any specific timeline, as the UK remains the country most severely affected by COVID-19 in Europe.
