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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is worried for the future of lower league clubs as football tries to find a way through the devastating financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\nManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is worried for the future of lower league clubs as football tries to find a way through the devastating financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Plans to reintroduce spectators to sports venues from October 1st have been paused by the the UK government following of a rise in Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\n
The English Football League has warned it faces a \u00a3200 million (\u20ac218 million) collective loss if spectators cannot return in the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n
Talks between the Premier League and the EFL over a bailout continue, and it is understood there will be conditions within it about how any money is spent.<\/p>\n
United boss Solskjaer knows the importance of protecting the football pyramid \u2013 but is also acutely aware of the impact having no fans in grounds for the coming months will also have on top-flight clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation we are in and the virus and everything, it is so difficult to predict what is going to happen and now when the rate is going up and fans aren\u2019t coming in, it is even worse for football and society in general,\u201d Solskjaer said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo yes, I am worried for League One and League Two clubs, lower teams, of course we are \u2013 but all the Premier League teams are losing money.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully we can get back and football will be normal and we won\u2019t lose too many clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can we do it? We need clubs locally. We have seen Bury, we have seen Macclesfield, Wigan, in trouble, so it\u2019s not a nice situation to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n