Not such a fanciful idea. There are powerful forces in football ranged against each other at present. Club versus country is their battleground. The root concern is, as ever, money.
Matches generate revenue and the clubs, who play more games, are making more and more of it.
Clubs don't want that revenue stream threatened or interrupted. The best that can happen is that the players return uninjured - and that doesn't always happen. Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are the two most successful managers in the Premiership. They are passionate in defence of their clubs' interests. Those two managers have also coached their national teams.