Uefa mini-tournaments in August threaten players’ restManchester United, City, Wolves and
Chelsea may be involvedPremier League clubs involved in August’s mini-tournaments for the
Champions League and Europa League are expected to ask to start next season later than the rest of the division to allow their players a longer break.
Manchester City, Chelsea,
Manchester United and Wolves are still involved in Uefa club competition, although Chelsea will have to overturn a 3-0 first-leg home defeat by Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League last eight. It is understood the
Premier League would consider a request for clubs’ opening fixtures of 2020-21 to be delayed.