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Southampton and England international Nathan Redmond has confessed that while he is open minded over a potential restart, there are safety concerns from footballers. The COVID-19 pandemic had forced a shutdown of football in Europe but things are slowly getting back to normal.

Tottenham are set to restart talks with their players over potential COVID-19 pay cuts after they failed to reach an agreement in April. With the Premier League and the PFA, amongst others, failing to come to a collective agreement, it has seen English clubs take matters into their own hands.

Watford FC’s players have to agree to take a deferred wage to combat the current financial crisis the clubs are going through at the present moment. Football leagues across Europe, including the English Premier League, are suspended for over a month due to the coronavirus pandemic situation.

Former Tottenham part-owner Alan Sugar has expressed his concerns for the smaller clubs and has also claimed that football’s obsession over money has gone crazy. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a mandatory shutdown for almost every football league in the world with England on that list.

West Ham United have followed Southampton’s footsteps with the Hammers becoming the second Premier League side to reach an agreement over wage deferrals with their players. The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected football with clubs struggling to cope up with the financial implications.