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Bundesliga CEO Seifert: Summer transfer market set for 'collapse'

Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert has predicted that the summer transfer market is set for a "collapse" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The German top flight has been sidelined since early March due to the virus, but the league is eyeing a return in early May as the country experiences more success fighting Covid-19 than many of its European counterparts.

Every Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga side returned to the training field this week, as players have been practicing social distancing while training with their team-mates.

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The German top flight and second tier are currently working out a plan to return to the field and play in stadiums without fans, completing the remaining nine matches in their schedule by the end of June.