Special report: Clubs investing more in injury prevention as worries grow over financial cost of losing players

Analysis suggests Premier League clubs paid £166 million to injured players last season – 14 per cent of total fixed wage expenditure across the division.

Injury risks are now set to become even higher due to fixture congestion and short preparation periods as football resumes.

US startup Zone7 is seeing growing interest in its data-driven injury prevention technology across Europe.

LaLiga side Getafe have seen a 70 per cent reduction in injuries to its players since becoming an early adopter of the technology in 2018.