Simon Jordan believes footballers cannot continue to be paid their full salaries if they refuse to play.
There have been a growing number of reservations from footballers who do not agree with the Premier League’s Project Restart plans.
Glenn Murray, Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose have all voiced reservations at the prospect of restarting the season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Rose called the plans a ‘f***ing joke’ when there are still people dying from COVID-19.
Premier League matches have been suspended since March 13, but on Monday the government announced sport can return behind closed doors from June 1 at the earliest.
Jordan said: “Danny Rose is the case that proves certain people’s points about the ideals of certain footballers. When you come out and speak in that fashion you don’t give yourself any opportunity to give respect back from who you purport to play for at a time that suits you.
“If the argument is in six or seven weeks time that footballers are still resistant to it then we are getting to a tipping point where this is not right.
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“You are going to have to take a decision on if you actually want to play and if you don’t want to play full stop because of the situation you find yourself in it’s your right but you cannot have all the contractual benefits. You simply can’t from a moral standpoint or a financial standpoint.
“One understands that you didn’t ask for this disease. Neither did the broadcasters, neither did the owners, neither did the fans.
“You, as footballers, who stand on the sidelines and say no cannot be the only ones that aren’t impacted. You just can’t be.”
