The A-League has been suspended since March 24, with no official word from the FFA on when play is set to resume. 

Reports from ESPN, however, have pegged July 1 as the date that clubs are likely to return to training, with August 1 a likely resumption date of games being played in a centralised, hub location. Before then, issues such as player and staff welfare, broadcasting arrangements, and A-League player contracts – which had originally been set to end on May 31 – will all need to be settled.

One player who will not be returning though is Jakob Poulsen, who posted a farewell to Australia on his Instagram on Tuesday.

FTBL understands the Dane, who signed a one-year deal ahead of the 2019/20 season, told Victory he wants to retire and return home, and the club is happy to accept
"on compassionate grounds".

“I think the discussions over the course of May that we’ll be had with the FFA and league and the clubs and the PFA will certainly shape the next phase of sort of the football operations component and how we conclude the 2019/20 season," said Jacobs.

“It’s fair to say that they’re not resolved at this point in time but discussions are being had around setting up of training in that mid to late June window and moving towards concluding the remaining five rounds into finals.

“There’s much work to be done over the coming two to three weeks. But at the moment it still remains a little uncertain, there’s a lot of work to have our rosters ready to conclude the season.”

Jacobs also confirmed that, despite the uncertainty surrounding the future of football in Australia, that Victory’s W-League program remained a priority for the club heading forward.

“As it stands, going forward, our W-League is a very important part of our club and will continue to be so in the future,” Jacobs said.

“I’m not clear on when the program and the season will launch for 2021 but I can assure you that our women’s and the development of our girl's program in the future remains an integral part of what we’re about.”