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Burnley have exercised the 12-month option to keep Robbie Brady at Turf Moor until June 2021.

The 28-year-old, who has been capped 46 times by the Republic of Ireland, has suffered an injury-hit few years at the club and has only started six games this term – all defeats.

Chelsea have taken up an option to extend Olivier Giroud’s contract, keeping the France striker at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2020-21 season.

Having been out of favour for much of the season, Giroud was close to leaving Chelsea in the January transfer window, but remained at the club with Frank Lampard unable to find a replacement forward.

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire says it felt „so safe“ returning to training this week following the Premier League’s first round of coronavirus testing.

Premier League clubs were given the green light to begin ‘phase one’ training in small groups on Tuesday after testing revealed only six positive cases of coronavirus from 748 tests carried out on players and non-playing staff.

Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann says a return to Premier League football „can’t come quick enough“ following a return to non-contact training in small groups.

Players at the 20 Premier League clubs have resumed small group training, in line with the return to training protocols and UK Government guidelines on social distancing, since Tuesday after a nine-week break from action.

Gylfi Sigurdsson admits the suspension of football has been far from ideal for Everton, coming less than three months into Carlo Ancelotti’s reign at Goodison Park.

Everton sit 12th in the Premier League with work to do in their final nine games if they are to secure European football next season.