Movistar may have ruled out the possibility of signing Chris Froome from Team Ineos, but after it became clear that Greg Van Avermaat's team would have to find a new sponsor for 2021, the Spanish world tour team, CCC revealed that it is monitoring the situation.

Movistar is one of the least affected teams in terms of sponsorship concerns in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Movistar's stability was one of the reasons Froome initially connected with the team as he explored his options for 2021 and the rest of the year. However, Max Chandri admitted that the Spanish team was not likely to target Froome, a four-time Tour de France winner.

"The newspaper 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' called me about a week ago at 10 pm. I didn't know the story and I don't know why he [Froome] would want to move during the season," Sciandri told Cyclingnews. [We had a message group with management and directors, and there was a picture of Froome in a Movistar jersey going around, so I threw it out there and people got all upset. I honestly don't know about that and we didn't talk about it internally."

On a more serious note, the situation for the CCC team looks somewhat bleak. The riders have already taken pay cuts after their main sponsor suffered a hefty loss of revenue due to the closure of COVID-19, and in early May it was reported that the team would need to find a new sponsor by the end of the year after the CCC decided to pull out.

If CCC management fails to find a sponsor, 28 players will be released onto the market. Movistar already has this year's entire roster, but Sciandri, who worked for the team when it was formerly known as BMC Racing, added that the Spanish team later began initial discussions about who it would sign.

"When the news of the CCC broke, we talked about some riders in the team, but we did not hear about Froome. But we didn't hear about Froome, because the CCC had some problems and some names were mentioned. Nevertheless, our top priority is to keep racing.

"At the same time, I know (team manager) Jim Ochowicz very well and he will pull sponsors out for a year or two. He has a lot of friends in California, and I'm sure he'll do something."

"There's been a big change this year with eight or nine young players coming in. We may bring in one or two more later. We were supposed to have a meeting during the Spring Classic, but obviously that didn't happen."

With the calendar set to resume in August, teams began planning their route back to competition. Movistar will make the necessary adjustments around its roster, given that the UCI is trying to cram three Grand Tours into 71 days, but its leadership in the major events remains settled.

"We're going to keep a more or less young team for the Giro, but we'll see how right the calendar is. It will be difficult to respect that calendar in terms of accommodations, hotels, etc.," Sciandri said.

"We just have to move forward and then things will work out. In terms of key players, Valverde will compete in the Tour and the Vuelta, as will Enric Mas."