Premier League clubs will discuss how best to complete the season at a meeting on Friday, when a proposal to finish the campaign by 30 June is expected to be put forward.
All top-flight clubs will convene tomorrow morning as football in England continues to grapple with the unprecedented coronavirus crisis gripping the world.
Having previously looked at the matter of finances and player remuneration, the focus of this online meeting is understood to be on how best to complete the remainder of the 2019/20 season.
Reports have suggested that nine clubs are in favour of ending the campaign by 30 June, with the complications of contract expiration dates among the key issues.
But one senior figure at a Premier League club is understood to have expressed surprise that this issue is being considered as a serious factor, given the number of players that would impact and how FIFA are looking at a workaround for such individuals.
It is understood that the proposal to have the season wrapped up by the end of June is not down as an agenda point on Friday, but the matter will surely be raised given the apparent number of supporters behind it.
Planning for the conclusion of the campaign looks tough for top-flight stakeholders given the uncertain backdrop, with the Premier League already having stated that play will not resume until "it is safe and appropriate to do so".
The UK Government has yet to clarify the situation regarding the lockdown period, or exit plans.
Brighton chairman Tony Bloom is also not expecting any definitive update at Friday's meeting amid talk of June 30 cut-off date.
"We would like to finish the season," Bloom said. "There does come a point when we can't keep waiting but I don't think June 30 is that point.
"There's talk about player contracts and sponsorship and it's difficult to play beyond that but this situation is so unique and unprecedented every option should be looked at."
Meanwhile, UEFA has announced that its Executive Committee will meet next Thursday to discuss the continuing impact of Covid-19.
Ahead of that video conference, an information session for the General Secretaries of UEFA's 55 member associations will be held on Tuesday.
European football's governing body said in a statement that both "meetings will look at developments across both domestic and European competitions".
It is understood that UEFA is considering the option of finishing the Champions League and Europa League competitions in August once domestic leagues are completed
UEFA are keen for all remaining matches in the domestic leagues to be played, but April 23's meeting is likely to see the subject of possibly ending them early at least discussed.
Turkmenistan in Central Asia is set to resume its soccer season with spectators at the weekend, making it only the second country in the world to let fans attend matches as the new coronavirus shuts down almost all of world football.
Belarus is the only other country letting fans attend matches at the moment, while leagues in Nicaragua and Tajikistan are thought to be the only others still playing - but behind closed doors.
Burundi, the last African country to let football continue through the pandemic, suspended its league on Monday although it did not link the stoppage to the threat of the virus.
