Aston Villa have distanced themselves from comments made by sports director Jesus Garcia Pitarch on Spanish radio this week.

The former Atletico Madrid coach spoke to Cadena Cope about the Premier League's coronavirus suspension.

He said: “If the peak of the coronavirus is to occur in May, no one thinks of a competition in which players, coaches, health personnel of the club will continue to appear every day, there are clubs that do not see an option that the competition possibly resumes on June 30.

"The most reasonable solution if the League has to be stopped is that there are no relegations. There is a certain unanimity that there should be no relegations."

However, Villa have since stated: “The views attributed to Mr Garcia Pitarch in the Spanish media are not those of Aston Villa. Now is not the time to be speculating about future arrangements for Premier League football this season."