Watford captain Troy Deeney will not return to training this week over fears he could pass coronavirus on to his five-month-old son. Deeney has consistently voiced his concerns over the speed with which the Premier League hopes to return to playing matches despite the United Kingdom having the second-highest death toll in the world. England's top-flight clubs are due to return to training in small, socially distanced groups on Tuesday. Training will then be stepped up to full contact with the aim of resuming the season by the middle of next month. "We're due back in this week. I've said I'm not going in.

It's nothing to do with financial gain," Deeney said on the Talk The Talk podcast. "My son is five months and he's had breathing difficulties. I don't want to come home and put him in more danger." All players and staff will be regularly tested, but Deeney highlighted the contradiction of contact sport returning at a time when the public are told to continue following social distancing guidelines.