QPR CEO Lee Hoos has claimed that the club should not face issues with contracts amid the current fixture uncertainty.

On Friday, the EFL announced that all fixtures had been suspended until the 3rd of April at the earliest.

However, given there is no way to be certain how long this delay will be and that there is no precedent for decisions to be based upon it is impossible to predict when the season will be completed.

That may mean that to complete the 2019/20 season, EFL fixtures will have to spill over to the summer.

A delay like that could cause issues with contracts as players whose contracts are set to expire this summer could see their deals end before the season has been concluded.

Speaking on the Open All R's podcast, Hoos calmed fears over the issues that could be caused in relation to contracts due to the fixture uncertainty.

He said: “In some ways with contracts the season doesn’t have to finish.

“We are in talks with a couple of players in terms of trying to get the deals done so it wouldn’t affect us.

“It would only affect someone if his contract was ending on 30th June this year and that’s not a lot in terms of players that we have.

“I think that we should be okay on that one.”

According to Transfermarkt, Grant Hall, Marc Pugh, Angel Rangel, Charlie Owens and Olamide Shodipo all have deals that are set to expire at the end of June.

QPR also have three loan players, Jordan Hugill, Jack Clarke and Luke Amos, whose loan deals are set to end on the 31st of May.

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The Verdict

This claim from Hoos should reassure QPR fans that the fixture uncertainty is unlikely to cause the club huge problems in relation to contracts.

If the season is pushed back past the end of June, it will be very interesting to see how those players whose deals contracts are up in the summer and the loan players will be dealt with.

You'd imagine that club would be able to short-term agreements to ensure those players are still available.

As with so much relating to the current delay, it remains to be seen exactly how things are going to develop.