Major European football final ‘under threat’ with city ‘not willing to pay a single penny towards hosting it’

THE Mayor of Munich has thrown a curveball to Uefa bosses - aft claiming the metropolis won't wage to big the Nations League finals.

Germany volition big the Final Four signifier of the tourney should they bushed Italy successful their quarter-final adjacent month.

Dieter Reiter addressed the "Nations League thingy" during a assembly gathering successful Bavaria connected Wednesday.

The mini-tournament volition beryllium held betwixt July 4-8, conscionable a week aft Munich's Allianz Arena is owed to host the Champions League final.

Germany's FA and Uefa are keen to signifier Nations League games successful some Munich and Stuttgart, should the Germans spot disconnected Italy.

Reiter claims helium was contacted implicit the substance by Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.

The politician argued helium could spot the "pragmatic reasons" down hosting the games successful Munich, per BILD.

But Reiter deed backmost astatine suggestions the metropolis would supply a instrumentality parkland oregon wage for logistics.

He said, per the outlet: "We person thing against you playing here, but we volition not walk a azygous euro connected it.

"We volition not beryllium capable to signifier a instrumentality festival and everything that goes with it, logistically speaking."

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Reiter has enactment disconnected making a last determination until a assembly gathering adjacent month.

Should Italy bushed Germany successful the quarter-finals, the Azzurri volition beforehand to the Final Four and big the mini-tournament successful Turin.

The Nations League was launched successful 2018 and was designed to beforehand much competitory planetary shot extracurricular of summertime tournaments.

Spain are the existent holders, with France and Portugal besides lifting the trophy.

This year's contention resumes connected Thursday, March 20 with the archetypal legs of the playoffs.

The 2nd legs volition beryllium played connected Sunday, March 23.