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Coronavirus bites football's transfer industry

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes in a past match. [Photo, Courtesy]

With football having ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, the usual transfer rumour mill has fallen silent and nobody cares much where Neymar or Paul Pogba might be playing next season.

Nobody even knows when next season might be, and the financial impact on football clubs, and therefore the transfer market, is likely to be significant.

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