Pressure is mounting on UEFA to move the Champions League final to Wembley, with crunch talks this week amid fears over the potential ‘catastrophic consequences’ of holding the match in Istanbul.
Time is running out to change the venue for the showpiece game between Chelsea and Manchester City on May 29 but UEFA’s plans for fans to attend were thrown into turmoil when Turkey was added to the UK’s red list for travel due to the wave of infections in the country.
UEFA would insist on Wembley as the venue if the match is to be moved but the odds remain against the decision unless there is a breakthrough in talks between the UK Government and Europe’s governing body on Monday.