Chelsea And Manchester City Fans Demand UEFA To Move Champion league Final From Istanbul To England.

Fans of both Chelsea and Manchester City have called on UEFA to move the Champions League final to England after Turkey was put on the UK Government\’s \’red list\’.

The May 29 final is currently planned to take place in Istanbul\’s Olympic Stadium but Turkey went into a new three-week full lockdown last week and the UK has responded by placing the country in the highest travel restrictions category.

The government ruling means anyone, including the players themselves, would have to quarantine for 10 days in a hotel upon returning to the UK – which puts England\’s European Championships preparations under serious threat.

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed on Friday that the government and the FA are in talks with UEFA about moving this month\’s final to England.

And fans from both sides, who were in contention to snap up 8,000 available tickets to the Istanbul final before Friday\’s ruling by the government, took to social media to try and persuade European football\’s governing body to bring the final to England.

One City fan tweeted: \’Makes sense on so many levels to move the @UCL final to England. I would be very surprised if @UEFA move it though! #UCL #MCFC\’

Another fan of Pep Guardiola\’s side wants home advantage for the final, saying: \’If the Champions League final is being moved to UK, can it be hosted at the Etihad, please?\’

The Chelsea Supporters Trust issued a statement on Friday evening that they are appealing to UEFA to bring the final to the UK.

The group tweeted: \’Turkey has been added to the red list and therefore no #CFC supporters can travel to watch the #UCL final.

\’We are meeting with the @UEFA president this week & will request that the fixture is moved to the UK. #ForTheFans\’

Another Blues supporter wrote: \’Makes sense with this Covid-19. Better to stage it in England where fans can be allowed into the stadium by the gvt.\’

One Chelsea fan also wants the final to be held at the Etihad Stadium, given the Blues\’ only Champions League triumph to date came when they defeated Bayern Munich in their own stadium in 2012.

The fan claimed: \’I want the CL final to be at the Etihad because we won it in someone’s backyard in 2012.\’

Other Blues supporters took the opportunity to poke fun at Arsenal, saying the Emirates Stadium should host the final given the Gunners are not involved in a European final this year.

One fan said: \’Rumors that the CL final venue will be changed from instabul and brought to England. As a chelsea fan would like it to be played in Emirates Stadium so that Arsenal can be involved.\’

Another wrote: \’If the Champions League final is going to be moved to England it should be held at the Emirates imo.\’

Wembley Stadium is one of the potential UK stadiums being considered for the final, as the north west London ground has hosted two Champions League showpiece events before and will host UEFA\’s Euro 2020 competition later this summer.

According to Sky Sports News this week, Aston Villa offered their Villa Park ground as a potential venue, though the stadium that has hosted FA Cup semi-finals and the Community Shield in the past does not conform to UEFA regulations.