EFL keen to let the fans in

EFL chiefs are working on plans to have fans back in stadiums by September which could see Cardiff City and Swansea City supporters roaring their team on again.

The Championship is set to return on June 20, although remaining games will be played behind closed doors, while Leagues One and Two have cut short their seasons.

And now senior club officials, medical advisers and EFL staff are working together to push for limited crowds being allowed into stadiums in September, according to The Sun.

As previously reported, the Governments in England and Wales will have the final say on when fans can return, but the report claims there is a growing move to let supporters fill around 25 percent of a stadium’s capacity next season.

Rick Parry, the EFL chairman, has previously warned that crowds may not be allowed back into football matches this year as the UK continues to battle the Covid-19 outbreak.

The EFL and Championship clubs were yesterday urged to introduce a salary cap to end the ‘unsustainable’ amount of money spent chasing the Premier League dream.

Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance 2020 found that despite record revenues of around £785million, Championship clubs lost a combined £350million across the 2018/19 season.

Match-day revenue is also crucial for clubs in League One and Two, with the report stating the two divisions are lobbying for an answer on when crowds will be back inside grounds before they set their budgets for next season.