Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes says the Dons may seek compensation from Uefa if they are drawn away from home in the Europa League.
Uefa’s executive committee met on Wednesday to map out a route for this season’s competition, which has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Dons will begin their Europa League campaign a month later than expected with ties in the qualifying rounds reduced to one-legged affairs rather than the traditional home-and-away encounters.
The Dons and Motherwell will enter the Europa League in the first qualifying round on August 27.
McInnes says the change of format is understandable but hopes there will be some financial help for clubs forced to make lengthy trips away from home without the ability to offset costs in a home leg.
He said: “It is something that was muted a few weeks ago and it kind of makes sense, the fact that we are behind with the scheduling and have to work our way through these early rounds quickly.
“Obviously we will do what we are told with that.
“As it is a one-off game we will treat it like a cup game anyway like we would do domestically.
“We will look forward to it when it comes round and there is still a lot to be clarified on that.
“Whether we can get if we are drawn as the away team some support of UEFA to meet the financial cost of that.
“We will see how it comes out.
“It is good that we have that date as well as it is something to work towards.”
The Dons returned training on Monday as they begin their preparations for the beginning of the 2020-21 Scottish Premiership season and its potential start date of August 1.
Matty Kennedy and Curtis Main were absent due to injury but the Dons boss is hopeful both will be fit for the start of the campaign.
McInnes said: “Matty had a little procedure on his ankles which was a tidy up.
“Due to the way of the world, getting hospitals and scans and seen to by specialist was very difficult.
“So he is a bit behind where we want him to be.
“Matty is doing work with the physios now but will be up and running in full training the second week of July so plenty of time for the season starting.”
On Main, he added: “Doing the work we had put to Curtis and the rest of the players, he had felt a little irritation in his knee.
“He had a little floating body there that needed clearing out.
“Ideally we would have liked to have that done weeks ago but the way the hospitals were we had to bide our time with that.
“The quickest he could get his surgery was Thursday so he will be out for two to three weeks.
“The aim is to be back in full training in the second week of July.”