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'How match-fit will players be if the season commences by mid-June?': West Ham chief executive Karren Brady believes questions over player training and hygiene and medical protocols still need to be answered before the Premier League resumes

West Ham chief executive Karren Brady believes the timescale for a Premier League return is no clearer than when the coronavirus lockdown started almost a month ago.

The EPL stated, after talks with the 20 clubs on Friday, that its objective remains to complete the season but 'at this stage all dates are tentative while the impact of COVID-19 develops'.

Brady feels that complex questions still need to be answered over player training, the presence of police at matches, virus testing, hygiene and medical protocols.

West Ham chief Karren Brady believes the timescale for a Premier League return is unclear

Writing in her column in the The Sun, she said: 'Players will have been able to retain some physical fitness at home.