Jean-Michel Aulas president of Lyon on Saturday repeated his belief that the French football season should be scrubbed out because of coronavirus, a position critics implied was self-serving.
"The most logical thing would be to say: we'll cancel everything and go back to the situation at the start of the season," Auslas told French newspaper Le Monde in an interview published on Friday.
On Saturday, Aulas tweeted that "Karren Brady, vice-chairman of West Ham, foresees that the Premier League will be cancelled." He added a tag to French Sports
He also said the Champions League places should be "allocated to the same clubs as last season."
"It's inconceivable even if Nimes, as things stand, would benefit."
"If UEFA decides to postpone the Euro 2020 to this autumn or next year, we could envisage finishing the championship at the end of June," he said adding that "going beyond that seems almost impossible, especially as... player contracts end on 30 June."
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