Uefa has urged the British government to offer travel waivers it requires to move the Champions League final to Wembley or the all-English game could be played in Portugal instead.
The May 29 showpiece, between Manchester City and Chelsea, is set to be moved from Istanbul after Turkey was added to England’s “red list” of countries with severe Covid-19 outbreaks.
Porto is one of the backup options after Uefa hit snags with London, its preferred location.
Uefa held talks with the British government on Monday but was unable to secure exemptions from quarantine for everyone they want to be able to attend a final in London.
Switzerland, where the Uefa is based, is among the amber list of countries — people arriving in England have to quarantine for 10 days.