'I'm keen to see Joshua-Fury in London' - Mayor Khan wants Wembley deal

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has told SNTV that the British capital is "ready to step in" to host more Euro 2020 games as well as the world heavyweight unification bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

London's Wembley Stadium is already set to host seven Euro 2020 games across June and July, including both semi-finals and the final.

On Friday UEFA announced that eight of the twelve host cities had commited to hosting games with fans but gave Munich, Rome, Bilbao and Dublin an extended deadline of April 19th to declare whether they would also be able to.

If the third wave of Covid-19 in their countries prevents them guaranteeing fan attendence, other London venues such as the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium could come into contention to pick up games.

Khan said the UK's vaccination programme, which has seen over half of its adult population receive a first dose, could pave the way for London to safely host more fixtures with fans.

The English FA have told UEFA that the 90,000 capacity Wembley should be able accommodate 45,000 fans for the semi-finals and final, while the group games and last-16 fixture could see a maximum of 22,500 fans attend.

Khan also refused to rule out Wembley as the venue for the heavyweight unification bout between Brits Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury this July.

Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn said the fight will only financially work in the UK if it can be staged at a full Wembley Stadium, meaning locations such as Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Qatar and China had pulled ahead in the bidding, offering site fees to attract the bout to their countries.