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Deeney: Simple questions not answered over Premier League player safety on coronavirus return

Watford captain Troy Deeney has hit out at plans for the return of Premier League football in the coming weeks.

Government officials are hopeful that the league might be able to resume in the middle of June, although admissions have been made that not everything is in place to allow that to happen at the current time.

Meanwhile, clubs are expected to pass a motion on Monday to allow Premier League sides to step up training sessions with a view to a return to action as soon as possible.

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Deeney, though, has claimed that players have yet to be given adequate assurances about their safety at this time and that he has been contacted by fellow Premier League stars worried about voicing their opinions.