Villa Park, the home of Aston Villa (Image: PA)

Maccabi Tel Aviv have confirmed that their fans will not be able to buy tickets for their club’s match against Aston Villa next month.

The Israeli club released a statement on Monday evening announcing their decision to “decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans” for the Europa League fixture at Villa Park, adding that “the wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount.”

The decision follows the UK government’s discussions on how to support West Midlands Police and provide additional assistance after Birmingham's Safety Advisory Group (SAG) decided to ban away fans from attending the match.

You can read Maccabi Tel Aviv’s full statement below…

"We acknowledge the efforts of the UK government and police to ensure both sets of fans can attend the match safely, and are grateful for the messages of support from across the footballing community and society at large.

"We as a Club believe that football should be about bringing people together not driving them apart and no one should feel unsafe for simply wanting to come and support their team nor feel any hesitation about being accompanied by family...