The San Mames-based club want to play the Copa del Rey final at the Santiago Bernabeu and have passed their recommendation to Spanish Football federation (RFEF).
Venue for the Copa del Rey final continues to cause problems in Spanish football affairs. Valencia’s Mestalla, Sevilla FC’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramon-c30533 Sanchez Pizjuan and Barcelona’s Camp Nou are all vying for the prestigious opportunity; however, it's the Santiago Bernabeu
that has caught the fancy of fans and club officials alike.
The home of Real Madrid is the ideal locality to host the finale due to its capacity and central location, but the Capital side have reservations on leasing their home ground even for a single day.
With Los Blancos unwilling to host http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Athletic Bilbao with a probable UEFA Champions League on the cards, the situation has hit a stalemate.
Nevertheless, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Athletic-Club-c38535 continue to court the capital club for their services and reaffirmed their desire to play the cup final in Madrid.
"The venue suggested by our club for the final continues to be the Santiago Bernabeu, as it was expressed in the first and only meeting held to this date, on Monday, February 13, between the RFEF, Barcelona and Athletic," a club statement explained.
With uncertainty continuing to grow, spokesmen from Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have voiced their concerns regarding the venue. Pep Guardiola recently came out in the open and criticised the time taken for the resolution to be made.
On the other hand, the Lions spokesman remarked that they are in the dark over the situation.
"Athletic are still waiting to know the date and time of the second meeting.”
"Therefore, Athletic would like to express that it has no knowledge that its proposal has been rejected.”
"As such, Athletic consider that speculation about the venue of the Copa final is not in the interests of the Federation, the clubs or their fans."
Despite the failure to decide the venue for the final, the clubs and RFEF have managed to come together on a date for the final, which has been set for May 25th.
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