'That’s the worry': Ex-Newcastle United defender reveals his restart 'concerns'
Former Newcastle United defender Grant Hanley has voiced his “concerns” about a summer Premier League restart as Steve Bruce’s players prepare to return to training.
Clubs will discuss and vote on medical protocols for the first stage of a return to training on Monday at a meeting of top-flight clubs.
And Newcastle’s players are set to return next week ahead of a mid-June playing restart if the plans are passed.
“I think the overall feeling is that players have got concerns,” Norwich City captain Hanley told Sky Sports. “There’s just so much uncertainty.
“Looking at the protocols for going back to training, I think that’s probably fair enough. But it’s just the next step after that, like where do we go from there? In terms of going back into contact training and games.
“My missus is pregnant, and she’s due at the start of July, so there’s obviously worries there for myself. Some lads have obviously got vulnerable family members or whatever.
“It’s just so difficult to see five or six days in front of us or anything past that.
“There’s nothing (in terms of the) sort of information being given to us on, for example, how do we travel to games? Where do we stay? What are the hotels? How can we guarantee hotels are going to be safe for us to be in?
“Ultimately, it’s putting your family at risk that’s the main concern, and that’s the worry I think all the teams will have at this minute in time.”