Uefa to demand £275m from clubs and leagues to postpone Euro 2020 | OneFootball

Uefa will demand compensation of £275m from domestic clubs and leagues should this summer’s European Championships be postponed.

That’s according to David Ornstein of the Athletic, who claims this information will be told to stakeholders during emergency meetings on Tuesday.

The report goes on to say that during Tuesday’s meetings there will be an official decision to delay Euro 2020 to the summer of 2021.

The clear priority of the clubs and leagues is to complete the current domestic season instead of either cancelling the current campaign or considering the season to be complete, which would almost certainly lead to legal issues.

Though the coronavirus outbreak has put the continent on hold, it’s believed that most European clubs and leagues are still expecting to resume play and finish the season by late May or June at the latest.

If the season were to be extended to July or later, which is an option that is on the table, there is the potential for play-off systems to be introduced to decide domestic champions.

However, there would be issues with player contracts. Any player on loan or in their last year of their contract will see their deal expire on 30 June.

Uefa are expected to reveal their series of proposals in the coming days. Afterwards, the Athletic believes a task force will be established, comprised of representatives from Uefa, the European Club Association (ECA) and European Leagues to analyse said proposals and potentially produce a schedule for the remainder of the season.

Of course, how Uefa plan to proceed with this season’s Champions League and Europa League will also be discussed. There is also the question of how moving Euro 2020 back a year could impact next summer’s Women’s European Championships, which are set to take place in England in July and August 2021.

Euro 2020 was due to start on 12 June and finish exactly a month later, with the tournament taking place in 12 host cities spanning the whole of Europe, with the semi-finals and final at Wembley.