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Clubs are putting pressure on players who are reluctant to get vaccinated with warnings that refusing to could threaten their involvement in European and international football.
The implications of continuing to reject Covid-19 jabs in their careers are being spelled out by clubs in a bid to try and persuade their stars to get injected.
With players not contractually obliged to get vaccinated and having the injections not made mandatory by the government they are being left to make a personal choice on the issue.
Top clubs are putting pressure on players to get jabbed so not to threaten involvement in European and international football
There are fears other countries could deny access to players who are not double jabbed
However growing concern about restrictions for the non-vaccinated being eventually tightened has led to some clubs outlining the potential risks for their players' football futures.
A central concern, beyond their health and particularly for leading sides, relates to fears about possible changes to travel rules and the havoc that could cause to clubs' plans.
Fears that certain countries could eventually opt to deny access to people who are not double jabbed and bring in stricter quarantine rules for non-injected players are being communicated to players.
They are being told at some clubs that should such changes be introduced their hopes of playing in European competition and representing their countries will be in real danger.
It is feared players could miss out on important games abroad if they are not double-jabbed
The issue is a growing and ongoing one for clubs.
Sportsmail has been told how some clubs on the continent are making players who have not been double vaccinated now pay for their own regular coronavirus tests in a move designed to push them towards getting injected.
At other sides, players who are
