The Premier League has developed plans for the season to finish behind closed doors, in isolated 'World Cup-style camps' in the midlands, after it was suspended by the coronavirus outbreak, according to reports.

On Sunday evening, a story published by the Independent claims that the majority of clubs still believe there is a way to get the season finished and that the football authorities have been in discussion about ideas over the weekend.

Contractual obligations with broadcasters and other financial concerns mean that there is pressure to make sure the remaining 92 matches are played out and the report claims that plans have already been drawn up to televise a handful of games every day throughout the summer months, in what would be a TV 'mega-event'.

It is thought that the government is considering this idea favourably, as they believe a sporting event could be the very thing needed to help keep people engaged and entertained as lockdown measured become increasingly stringent.

Teams and their staff would be housed in separate hotels, away from their families, with full testing and quarantine conditions and extra precautions taken to minimise the risk of contracting the virus, with just one case enough to ruin the plans.

It is believed the current hope is for these games to take part between June and July, but that nothing can be considered until testing for Covid-19 is more widespread.