Premier League clubs are in talks about a lucrative financial package for struggling EFL teams.
Sportsmail understands top-flight clubs have discussed the notion of providing financial aid to Football League clubs who are struggling to stay afloat as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
There is an acknowledgement from a number of Premier League sides that they have a duty to help the lower leagues to survive.
A Premier League source said: ‘It is inevitable that we will have to push money down to the other 72 clubs.