Soccer: No matches with fans until 2021 - Mediapro chief

FILE PHOTO: Jaume Roures, head of the Spain's Mediapro media group, attends a news conference after winning most of the TV rights of the French soccer Ligue 1 championship, in Paris, France, May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo

(Reuters) - Spectators are unlikely to be able to return to football stadiums until next year at the earliest due to the continued threat of the novel coronavirus, according to Jaume Roures, the head of Spanish media company Mediapro which broadcasts La Liga.

Roures, whose company also manages the international broadcasting rights for the Spanish top flight and broadcasts the Champions League, also predicts the end of colossal transfer fees for players due to the pandemic.