Premier League bosses have held crunch talks to resolve the chaos set to be caused by this month's controversial international break.
Top-flight directors of football convened on a conference call at the end of last week to discuss how to confront the problem which leaves dozens of players at risk of having to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days when they return from representing their countries.
Sportsmail understands Everton were among the most vocal of those against players going to red zone countries in the meeting, while Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp became the first top-flight manager to say he would stop his stars from travelling if they have to quarantine for 10 days.