Uncertainty abounds as football's transfer industry grinds to a halt

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'Given the international situation, clubs are going to be less inclined to pay the kind of sums we look for.'

Nobody even knows when next season might be, and the financial impact on football clubs, and therefore the transfer market, is likely to be significant.

Nevertheless, beyond worrying about who Mbappe, Neymar or Pogba could sign for, there is a more pressing concern.Uefa's commitment to ending the European season by June 30 was surely partly because it is common practice for contracts to run until that date. Swiss outfit Sion cancelled the contracts of nine players who refused to go on temporary unemployment.

"Things are on hold for these players who are in a precarious position. They are the ones who are the most in danger," he says.

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