Chelsea ace Pedro says the mini preseason will be needed before the Premier League season resumes.

Pedro points out it would be hard for players to resume competitive match action straight away after so long away from group training, suggesting that a small period similar to pre-season would be needed.

"We have no idea when the season is going to restart," admits Pedro to chelseafc.com. "We don't know what impact this suspension will have. A lot of clubs have now been apart for many days so it's going to be difficult to get match fit.

"You can train hard at home but that's nothing compared to the rhythm at the highest level. We're going to have to wait and see if the league does restart and, if not, what happens next, and how they are going to readjust the entire calendar because no doubt it's going to be difficult.

"I imagine there would have to be a short pre-season and then we'd probably quickly get on to the remaining games to try and complete the season, but only if possible, as there is a lot of talk that some leagues might be able to finish and others won't. We're just waiting on all the authorities to take the lead on this.

"We don't know if we're going to play now, or in June, July, August, we have no idea. We simply have to wait and try to stay fit however possible to get to the remaining games in the best possible condition. Luckily, we don't have too many games left. I think we have nine league games if I remember rightly and we'll have to see how we can finish the season."