How and when the Premier League resumes after the coronavirus crisis remains unclear even to those in charge, but all 20 sides are set to undergo a hectic period when it does.
Clubs could be forced to play out their fixtures behind closed doors or even in neutral stadiums in a bid to make conditions as safe as possible, with the usual summer transfer window also under threat.
The period could yet be reduced or push back to a later time in the year, with current plans trying to limit any impact on the start of the 2020/21 seasons.
Those doubts have left Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta expecting one of three different scenarios, having only recently recovered from the virus himself.