Premier League players using WhatsApp group to exchange messages expressing fears over Project Restart

PREMIER LEAGUE players are using a WhatsApp group to express fears over Project Restart.

The Government have given the go ahead for the Premier League to resume behind closed doors from June 1 but some of the top flight's biggest stars are worried about returning to work.

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The welfare of players is still one of the biggest issues facing the prospective return of matches on June 12 - even though no fans will be in attendance.

And a WhatsApp group containing some of the League's biggest stars is full of concerned messages over the return while coronavirus continues to kill hundreds of people every day in the UK.

Some players reportedly feel their worries are being overlooked so the Government can make political gains by "boosting the nation's morale", according to the .

Prem clubs will consult their players on the latest plans over the next 48 hours and the stars' concerns will be relayed back to team chiefs during those calls.

Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings has been particularly vocal online with one recent tweet suggesting players lower down the league are being ignored because people think they are just worried about relegation.

He wrote: "Player at the top of the league raises concerns about playing again: Yeah he’s probably right, that’s sensible.

"Player near the bottom raises the same concern: Yeah well you just don’t want to be relegated."

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling also said: "We need to make sure it's safe not just for us footballers, but for the medical staff, the referees.

"Until then, I am reserved and thinking what the worst outcome could be."

Danny Rose slated the decision to bring back football as he said: "It's a f****** joke, I'm not even going to lie.

"The Government is saying bring football back because it's going to boost the nation's morale, I don't give a f*** about the nation's morale.

"People's lives are at risk, you know what I mean?"