Blues consider ticket walkout

MANCHESTER City fans are considering walkout protests over ticket prices for the forthcoming Champions League quarter–final clash with Paris St Germain.

The club claims the £60 cost of top–priced tickets (the cheapest is £45) is a “fair reflection of the profile of the game”.

But supporters are angry at the large increase on prices from the previous round against Dynamo Kiev last week (£30–£40), and from the group stage matches against Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach (£20–£40).

The 1894 Group claims the situation has so alienated fans that even if the club was to sign Lionel Messi, Neymar and Paul Pogba, many supporters wouldn’t attend if tickets weren’t priced realistically.

They have een asked to organise a walkout protest – a tactic which last month was hugely successful in forcing Liverpool’s owners into a U–turn over new season ticket prices.

“We have had a huge amount of correspondence from City supporters who feel the pricing policy for the PSG game has gone over a line,” said a statement.

“We have been asked to organise walkouts and to try to reverse the club’s decisions on ticket prices.”

City defended their pricing structure, insisting the calibre of opposition and the club’s progress in the competition makes increases inevitable.