Wolves goalkeeper John Ruddy is confident the Premier League can make a safe return.

Ruddy believes the correct protocols will be in place for a restart.

“Everything has to be safe for the players and our families - obviously that is the most important thing - but I don't see it should be a problem with football restarting," said the 33-year-old, now with Wolves, in an interview with The Sun.

“Look at when people start going back to offices to work. As footballers, we will be in the safest environment possible. Everything with us will be sanitised and clean. At training grounds and at the stadiums, everyone we work with will have been tested from the players to the kit man.

“If you work in an office - and lots of people will be having to go back to them - there will be no guarantees in terms of whether colleagues have the coronavirus. You might not know the person you are sitting near and even if you do, you might not know who that person has been mingling with. Even so, people will still work again.

“We trust our doctors - ours at Wolves is one of the best out there - and we trust the information relayed by himself, our manager and Jeff Shi [Wolves chairman].

“As players, we have had more time off at this stage then anyone has had off in their own careers and that is a fact.

“We are, as professionals, itching to get back. As athletes, we are itching to get back. But it must be done with safety in mind at all times."