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Chelsea and Manchester City fans should not travel to Turkey for the Champions League final, says transport secretary Grant Shapps, after he added the country to England’s travel red list.
The biggest game in European football is set to take place in Istanbul on 29 May.
Schapps said Covid-19 red list countries “should not be visited except in the most extreme circumstances”.
He added that the government was open to hosting the game in the UK.
Uefa had hoped to give both clubs a minimum of 4,000 tickets each for the game at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
Schapps said that the Football Association is in talks with Uefa about switching the game, but that it is “ultimately a decision for Uefa”.
“The UK has a successful track record of hosting matches with spectators so we are well placed to do it,” he said.
“So we are very open to it, but it is actually in the end a decision for Uefa to make. But given it is two English clubs in the final, we look forward to hearing what they have to say.”
According to BBC, government will look at solutions for whatever circumstances arise around the final, including exploring travel exemptions for players and club staff.
UK citizens returning from red list countries are required to quarantine at a government-approved hotel for 10 days.
A quarantine could potentially have an impact on players involved in Euro 2020, which starts on 11 June.
If the final was to switch to the UK, Wembley Stadium, the most obvious host venue, is already set to host the Championship play-off final on 29 May.
Chelsea Supporters Trust says it will meet Uefa this week and will request that the final is moved to the UK, while Manchester City fan groups say they will be renewing their calls to move the game from Istanbul.
Meanwhile Nine of the original European Super League clubs, including the Premier League’s ‘big six’, have been given a financial punishment by Uefa.
The nine – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, plus AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid – have also committed to the European governing body and its competitions.
However, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are set to face “appropriate action” under Uefa’s disciplinary process.
The nine clubs have agreed to make a combined 15m euros (£13.4m) goodwill contribution to benefit children’s and grassroots football across Europe.
They will also have 5% of Uefa competition revenues withheld for one season and this money will be redistributed, including in the UK.