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Brighton defender Bernardo has revealed that a large majority of the players have come to an agreement over phase one of ‘Project Restart’ but they are concerned about the rest of the plan. The English top-flight has started training again with them looking to copy the Bundesliga and resume play.

The Premier League has confirmed two more positive coronavirus cases after they undertook a second round of testing across all twenty sides. The constant testing is a part of the Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ with them looking to restart action by mid-June after teams started training again.

Chelsea have reportedly not put a time frame on N’Golo Kante’s return to training after the Frenchman opted to miss out on the Blues’ phase-one training sessions. Reports have also indicated that players have concerns over a premature return to training with Troy Deeney amongst the many concerned.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have reportedly joined forces against neutral venues with them approaching the British government to reconsider the plan. The Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ has seen the league implement many rules including asking clubs to play away from their grounds.

Watford have followed fellow relegation threatened side Brighton and Hove Albion’s footstep and rejected the use of neutral venues after Hornets chairman Scott Duxbury released a statement. The Seagulls have confirmed that they are unhappy with the use of neutral grounds and have opposed the option.

Watford chairman and CEO Scott Duxbury has contended that while football should be resumed, the world around them has to be safe before the Premier League, amongst others, do that. The COVID-19 virus has wreaked havoc on a global scale with countries on complete lockdown with no end in sight.