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'It's not a great risk': Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet claims restarting football in Germany shouldn't pose many concerns despite threat of coronavirus infection

Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet has no problems with football returning in Germany in a matter of weeks.

The Bundesliga has been given the green light to resume in the coming weeks by chancellor Angela Merkel – with May 15 the earliest possible day for a restart.

All games will have to take place behind closed doors – or, as they are known in Germany, as 'ghost games'.

Some believe this is too soon for contact sport to be played but Poyet says football should be treated like any other industry.