Southampton chief executive Martin Semmens is confident the Premier League season will be completed.

Matches have been suspended until April 30, although that date will likely be pushed back as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread through the UK.

However, Semmens says clubs will do whatever it takes to make sure they finish the 2019/20 campaign.

Speaking to BBC Radio Solent, Semmens said: "We have to do what is right and safe for the general public.

"When everybody is safe and we're not using up NHS and police resources, the government would like us to get back to playing because we are entertainment and a sign that the country is coming back to normal.

"If people are home for another month and Premier League football is on the TV every day that can only be a good thing. Not because we are more essential than the NHS but because we can give people entertainment and show that we're fighting back.

"We hope to get the league done by the end of June. As soon as you go past that date, there are legal challenges.

"If we ended up playing until 15 July and you had to extend a player's contract by two weeks, convincing a player to play two more weeks of football and get paid nicely to do it - I don't believe that will be a substantial challenge.

"The challenge is making sure we don't have a knock-on effect to other seasons and make football compromised for years to come."