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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino have questioned the high prices and travel costs of supporters to attend the Champions League final.
The two English clubs have reached the gem of 1 June thanks to a spectacular win in return, but supporters planning to attend the match in Madrid are facing huge costs.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Klopp announced his sympathy for the fans who pay so high rates.
"One hundred percent," said Klopp. "Obviously, travel agencies and hotels are not stupid, maybe these cities, before having the final, have to accept a price cut and say [the prices] can not be more than [a certain figure].
"I've heard of a room that usually costs £ 100 and now costs £ 2,700, it's just crazy, I sympathize a lot."
Tottenham's Argentine director, Mauricio Pochettino, said he was struggling to find housing for his family.
"Yesterday, I was calling a hotel in Madrid to try to book rooms because I do not know if my family will be there, with friends, Argentines," he said at the time. ;a press conference. "But it was very difficult.
"The prices are crazy, it's not normal, but it's normal for people to take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy it and I suffer for both types of fans, ours and Liverpool."
Supporters of Liverpool and Tottenham have called for an end to efforts to build fan loyalty, as hotel and flight prices skyrocket for the Champions League final.
The price of some flights to the Spanish capital in the days around the match has risen more than £ 1,500, while hotel room rates in the city and surrounding cities have soared to more than 1 £ 000 per night.
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16,613 tickets were awarded for the match at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium of Atletico Madrid, the cheapest of them costing around £ 60 and the most expensive £ 513.
The Liverpool supporter group, Spirit of Shankly, and the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust issued a joint statement calling for the crackdown on the exploitation of their supporters and the attack on the allowances. sullen "of the UEFA.
"It has been a sensational campaign in the Champions League for Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, and supporters of both clubs are now looking forward to the final in Madrid on June 1st," the statement said.
"But the joy of the fans has been tempered by the exorbitant costs of travel, accommodation and tickets – if they get a ticket with the meager allocation of UEFA.
"Prices for flights to Madrid and surrounding cities have risen by 840%." Hotel rooms cost more than £ 1,000 a night, with stories of room reservations canceled and resold at significantly inflated rates .
"Tickets over £ 500 are exorbitant, and UEFA and both clubs need to be transparent in determining the price and the allocation of tickets."
The joint statement of supporters Liverpool and Tottenham also called for the implementation of consumer protection measures for the change of the price of flights and hotel rooms in the days following the final.
"For many, the final is not a single event," he added. "This is the culmination of a long journey of the season for fans, who have already spent thousands of pounds supporting their team, bringing the show and atmosphere that are a key part of the game, so popular with television.
"It's time to stop taking advantage of the fans' loyalty."
Klopp also questioned the choice of Baku, Azerbaijan, site of the Europa League final between London rivals Chelsea and Liverpool.
"I think that with Madrid, it's incredibly expensive, it's clear, but going to Baku for a Europa League final, it's really funny," Klopp said.
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"I think those guys who made those decisions, I do not really know what they had at breakfast when they did it.
"Last year we went to Kiev [for the Champions League final] which is a wonderful city but it was unlikely that a Russian team or a team from this part of the world would be involved. "
In the absence of direct flights between Baku and London, fans can cope with travel times of up to 14 hours, depending on connections.
"These decisions have to make a lot more sense," said Klopp. "It seems irresponsible, I do not know how they do it and I sympathize a lot with the fans."
Reuters information has been used in this report.
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