Maro Itoje has had a one-year loan move to French side Racing 92 blocked by Premiership Rugby clubs after Saracens relegation from the English topflight.

As of Sunday night, most clubs were still gathering their players for training on Monday morning, despite the impending news.

English rugby is in turmoil as players were being advised to consider strike action after Premiership clubs demanded swingeing pay cuts amid fears of impending financial disaster.

NIK SIMON: Millions will be lost through matchday takings and broadcast rights if the league goes into long-term lock down. The epidemic could force some club finances to the brink of collapse.

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EXCLUSIVE: English Premiership clubs are queuing up to seek financial help from the Government as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast long shadows over rugby.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Premiership Rugby are considering staging a summer play-off series to determine this season's champions and raise money for beleaguered clubs.

Premiership Rugby are desperate to finish the current suspended season before it starts the next, which will put pressure on the 2021 Lions tour.

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER AND NIK SIMON: The Premiership' s £7million salary cap could be reduced to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus.

For Premiership chief executives during the coronavirus pandemic it is not so much that the management text-book has been thrown out the window.

Premiership Rugby is facing a huge drop in the value of its broadcasting rights because it failed to agree a new deal with either BT Sport or Sky before the coronavirus crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: The Premiership appeared to stand alone on Thursday night as the only league in world rugby still seeking to complete this coronavirus-disrupted season.

England fly-half Katy Daley-Mclean believes the introduction of Sale Sharks to the Tyrrell's Premier 15s can help elevate the women's game to the next level.

MANCHESTER, England, May 9 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Premier League club Watford has said that plans to resume the season at neutral venues are...

The right-back was an integral member of Sir Alex Ferguson´s United.

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani wants the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and declare the Democratic-driven impeachment unconstitutional.

Wolves defender Dion Sanderson is attracting interest from the Molineux side's rival Premier League clubs following an impressive start to his loan at Cardiff City in the Championship.

Wales' leading internationals are set for a 25 per cent salary reduction for three months while Premiership Rugby is working on possible scenarios to restart the season.

The Premier League is even more cosmopolitan with the arrival of Wolves, Cardiff and Fulham. That's because the men bankrolling the three new additions are from China, America and Malaysia.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have received plenty of deserved plaudits on their return to the top flight, with some going as far as to call them the best newly promoted side in Premier League history.

The Premier League of 1992-93 - the first season after the split from the Football League - feels a world away from the glitz and sheen of today. Just look at the kits, for example. 

Britain has always been home to some of the most physical and aggressive matches in football and reckless challenges have therefore been a part of the Premier League's 27-year history.

Southampton got off to the perfect start at Watford on Tuesday when Shane Long fired them ahead after just seven seconds. Sportsmail takes a look at the Premier League's top-10 quickest ever strikes...

TOM FARMERY AT CARROW ROAD: If Norwich fans knew it would end like this then there would never have been any early season angst when it didn’t seem to be going their way.

Here Sportsmail identifies some of the stand-out players from the Championship who could yet be plying their trade in the Premier League next season.

Throughout the day, Sportsmail will bring you all the latest transfer news from the top flight, the Football League and all across Europe.

Jane Fonda glowed at the American Cinematheque's 4K restoration premiere of her 1972 documentary FTA this Saturday. She still sported the grey hairdo she debuted onstage at the Oscars.

The musician, 34, kept the good times rolling as she attended the Los Angeles premiere of Emma. at the DGA Theater on Tuesday evening.

Released her new song 'Fire with Fire'

Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller were all smiles on the red carpet of their new llifetime movie premiere, Patsy & Loretta.

The sexy shoot was released as Kim premiered her documentary Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project, documenting her advocacy for prison reform with #Cut50.

The socialite, 34, looked incredible as she walked the red carpet alongside the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern and Kate Upton.

Eleven players in the Premier League failed drugs tests over the past three years but were allowed to play on. The FA accepted the reasons given by players for taking the substances.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: We round up hidden stories as agents attempt to sign up Rashford and Arsenal ban stewards from drinking coffee from their club sponsor to cut costs.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Top-flight stars can now access information via their mobile phones on a wide range of issues including doping regulations and plans for a life after football.

Despite being 22 points clear, Liverpool reportedly could yet 'miss out on the Premier League title' if coronavirus cuts short the season in a bid to combat the spread of the killer virus.

In a dramatic decision which would likely reverberate down to grassroots level, Liverpool would be denied the top-flight title and struggling teams would be saved from dropping down.

Andy Robertson has issued an apology to Liverpool fans as their hopes of an Invincibles season vanished after their shock 3-0 defeat against Watford.

Can Bournemouth do the unthinkable and pile more misery on Klopp's Reds or will common sense prevail and Liverpool return to winning ways? Stay right here with Sportsmail to find out.

Jordan Henderson said Liverpool will use the heartbreak from their Champions League exit as fuel for their first ever Premier League title.

Drastic action is set to be taken if the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) ends the Premier League season completely, though Liverpool are reportedly set to be confirmed as champions.

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders believes the impossible pursuit of perfection has driven the club to their current position as the Premier League's best and has hailed Jurgen Klopp.

Klopp's grand plan started reaping its rewards after the Reds became champions of Europe last summer and are now within touching distance of winning their first ever Premier League title.

Jurgen Klopp's men have dominated the current campaign, winning 27 of their 29 league games and are only two victories from being crowned as Premier League champions for the first time.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Premier League managers are siding with clubs in the battle over wages, with the majority ready to accept a temporary cut.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says he 'cannot imagine a scenario' in which Liverpool would not be crowned Premier League champions insisting 'they will get the title'.

The inclusion of so many of Jurgen Klopp's men is hardly surprising given their domination in the top flight this season, with the Reds racing 25 points clear at the top before the season was suspended.

The much-maligned Liverpool goalkeeper has spent the last two seasons with Turkish side Besiktas after his nightmare in the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid.

The Reds were 25 points clear of second-placed Manchester City and seemingly just a couple of weeks away from being crowned champions when football in this country was halted due to coronavirus.

With drastic measures proposed, involving promotions without relegations and revised leagues with additional places, Sportsmail takes a look at how English football could shape up.