JUNE 6 has been earmarked as the restart date for the EFL season, according to reports.

Last week they announced an intention to fit the remaining games and play-offs into 56 days.

Clubs were told they could not return to training until at least May 16.

ESPN have reported the June date as the one they are working towards.

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It does rely on conditions improving sufficiently for the government to have relaxed the lockdown to allow training to resume.

But if that was the case, it would give players three weeks to get ready.

Earlier this month Oxford United boss Karl Robinson, who has said playing behind closed doors is "inevitable", felt that would be enough time.

He said: “We hope we’re going to be given three weeks before we start, whenever that may be.”

With nine games left, if the U’s played on Saturdays and Tuesdays starting with June 6 they would finish the regular campaign on July 4.