Premier League clubs have been warned they'll be playing Russian roulette with injury to their stars when Project Restart kicks off on June 17.
The warning comes from Dutch coach and conditioning expert Raymond Verheijen, who claims football’s rulers have not given clubs enough time to get their players in proper physical shape to finish the season.
Verheijen, who has worked with Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City, raised similar fears before the Bundesliga restarted – and he’s been proved right.
Injuries in Germany are up a massive 225 per cent on normal expectancy after their first four match days. And Verheijen says Premier League and Championship clubs are heading for the same injury meltdown when games kick off again in England.