The Italian football federation (FIGC) have come up with a series of guidelines in relation to expiring contracts and loan deals with obligations or options to buy according to a report in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

Due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, the season has had to be extended by a few months and as a result there was a lot of uncertainty regarding the situation with contracts until now.

Players have been separated into two categories: players with contracts expiring on June 30 and players at clubs on loan with options or obligations to buy.

When it comes to the first category, as well as foreign loan deals, extensions are subject to the player and the club signing a specific federal form and should an agreement be reached, the contract will then expire on September 1.

As for players at clubs on loan with option or obligation to buy deals, all have been automatically extended until August 31, when the 2019/20 season will end.