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Barcelona's Nou Camp will be considered as a possible venue for Anthony Joshua's unification clash with Joseph Parker, says the New Zealander's promotional team.
Fight is expected to take place in March which is a very cold month in the UK, especially for open stadium events.
David Higgins, a director at Duco Events, told Sky Sports: "The reason I threw Barcelona out there, is because I know the English love to go to Spain and there will be a lot of expats in Spain.
"It's a short flight. Brilliant weather and a stadium that is massive. They're not in need of tourists, they probably think they have too many, but if it's off the main tourist season then as an economic thing, it would stack up.
"A lot of English would go for a week in Spain. I'm throwing it out there as a possibility.
"Like I said, we have got a track record. The Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao fight delivered a massive economic return and was seen I think as a wise investment."
"Joshua does have big commercial pull, so they have every right to expect a bigger share of the pie, which we are giving them, and a rematch clause. We have confidence in our guy Parker and his chin. We think he wins."
"I potentially will go to Britain, but not until I see a concession on their side," he said. "Our view is we're close, we've made all the concessions so far, and I need to see some movement from their side.
"I like Eddie, I think he's good to work with, he listens and is open to a collaborative approach. He doesn't have an ego problem and he is quite funny, so I see him as a guy I can work with.
"If he signals a bit of room to move, then I probably will jump on a plane and brave another English winter."
"I think Joshua has no choice but to fight Parker," said Higgins. "He's talked a big game. What did he call himself? The king of Dubai? He was born in Watford. What the hell is the king of Dubai? What is that?"
Fight is expected to take place in March which is a very cold month in the UK, especially for open stadium events.
David Higgins, a director at Duco Events, told Sky Sports: "The reason I threw Barcelona out there, is because I know the English love to go to Spain and there will be a lot of expats in Spain.
"It's a short flight. Brilliant weather and a stadium that is massive. They're not in need of tourists, they probably think they have too many, but if it's off the main tourist season then as an economic thing, it would stack up.
"A lot of English would go for a week in Spain. I'm throwing it out there as a possibility.
"Like I said, we have got a track record. The Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao fight delivered a massive economic return and was seen I think as a wise investment."
"Joshua does have big commercial pull, so they have every right to expect a bigger share of the pie, which we are giving them, and a rematch clause. We have confidence in our guy Parker and his chin. We think he wins."
"I potentially will go to Britain, but not until I see a concession on their side," he said. "Our view is we're close, we've made all the concessions so far, and I need to see some movement from their side.
"I like Eddie, I think he's good to work with, he listens and is open to a collaborative approach. He doesn't have an ego problem and he is quite funny, so I see him as a guy I can work with.
"If he signals a bit of room to move, then I probably will jump on a plane and brave another English winter."
"I think Joshua has no choice but to fight Parker," said Higgins. "He's talked a big game. What did he call himself? The king of Dubai? He was born in Watford. What the hell is the king of Dubai? What is that?"
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