Fifa will talk to clubs about keeping the next transfer window open, possibly as far as January, to keep money flowing through football.

Owners and players are expected to take a financial hit as a result of the coronavirus bringing sport to a grinding halt, with spending on transfers expected to fall when the season eventually finishes.

There has been support from some chief executives to lengthen the next period of trading for players so money gets spent while football gets back on its feet.

England winger Jadon Sancho was set to be one of the biggest deals of the summer after Borussia Dortmund accepted he would be leaving after three years in Germany.

But there is now uncertainty over whether owners have the appetite to spend big after such a damaging period dealing with the fallout from Covid-19. Clubs have informed player agents that most are in limbo and have no concrete plans while the outcome of the season is unknown.

Having an extended window until January is seen as a solution where clubs can spend after a summer that is likely to see a quick turnaround following this total break from football.

Some clubs are already asking players for wage deferrals credit: PA

Birmingham are the first club in the Championship to ask players for wage deferrals and others are expected to follow.

Some lower-league clubs are expecting a battle to stay in existence as they try to cope without the income of paying customers coming through the turnstiles.

That is set to have a big impact on spending but there is still expected to be some trade at the top end of the market, which will take time to return lower down the football pyramid.

Others who risk losing money during the crisis are players who have been in protracted negotiations over extensions or new contracts.

Clubs often consider backdating pay-rises to when talks started over a new deal, although that is unlikely to happen in the current climate and given the long break for football.

It means players who signed new deals just before the pandemic are in better positions to those with long negotiations, who will effectively lose money each week.