Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has suggested, depending on a number of scenarios, that the club may not be able to make any signings in the summer transfer window. FIFA announced this week that they will allow the summer transfer window to be moved due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The outbreak of the deadly disease has meant all football in England has been suspended indefinitely, with no clear indication on when the season could resume.
It has been suggested that matches may restart in June or July, which would coincide with when the transfer window would usually open on June 10.
That also posed a problem for teams with players out of contract, but FIFA's announcement means they can be extended until the season ends.
For Arsenal though, Arteta had pinpointed the summer transfer window as an opportunity to start building his own squad with a few incomings.
Arteta tested positive for coronavirus last month, which ultimately led the Premier League to suspending all matches.
The Spaniard has now fully recovered but he has spoken about how the ordeal felt.
"Either mine wasn't a very strong virus or my immune system was pretty good," Arteta said.
"The same day that we were told that we were at risk because we were in contact with the Olympiakos owner [Evangelos Marinakis] was the exact day when I started to show some symptoms.
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A decision on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will have to be made (Image: GETTY)
"I felt a huge responsibility as I knew the next day we were playing Manchester City. I had a feeling inside of myself that something was wrong. We had to make the point and make it clear.
"We spoke to the Premier League about bringing the case forward as we knew we could expose ourselves to people.
"I pulled the doctor and the CEO to my house telling them that we had a situation due to my symptoms.
"We had players that had been in contact so we said the decision was too big for us alone to make.
"We had to communicate this with the Premier League and Manchester City in order to protect everybody. We made the right call."