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Premier League clubs have until Tuesday (June 23rd) to decide what to do about players whose contracts expire at the end of the month.
Typically, contracts run until June 30th, but this season the matter has been complicated because of the break for the Covid-19 outbreak. And, with the season set to extend until August, in some cases, because of the FA Cup, clubs face a deadline as to whether to agree short-term extensions with contracted players.
It is by no means certain that all will want to sign such deals. Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser is one such player who has made his last appearance for the club, because he is worried that he could pick up an injury in the games that remain that could jeopardise a move to a future team.
Executive teams across the country face a busy few hours as they decide who they want to keep, and who will be leaving.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.