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Premier League clubs will monitor players during the football break by sending them tracking devices to wear in order to maintain fitness levels

A number of clubs have stepped up the monitoring of players during football’s break by sending them tracking devices to wear.

Squads will be away from training grounds for even longer than expected following Thursday’s announcement that matches will not start again until April 30 at the earliest.

Many clubs responded to the first suspension, then until April 3 or 4, by allowing their players to train at home.

A number of clubs have stepped up the monitoring of their players during footballu2019s break
Players will be given tracking devices to wear in order to ensure they maintain fitness levels

They sent their stars exercise bikes and tailored training programmes to work through in a bid to keep them ticking over fitness-wise.