Brett Favre, who will inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and have his No. 4 jersey retired by the team this summer, wants the ceremony to take place inside Lambeau Field so more fans can attend.

The Packers Hall of Fame, which is independent of the team, announced plans last month to hold Favre’s induction ceremony on July 18 in the stadium’s atrium area.

Favre’s No. 4 also will be retired on the night of his induction, but all 1,600 tickets to his induction have been sold to sponsors and supporters without any availability to the general public.

“I think everyone should have an option to go, and what better way to do it than Lambeau Field,” Favre told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News Tuesday night. “You’re right, I didn’t play in the atrium. As you know, that whole facility is second to none in any sport, but there’s nothing like Lambeau Field, and even though the atrium’s right there, it would be nice to do it in the stadium. Obviously weather’s a factor.”

The Packers Hall of Fame said Favre’s induction would be broadcast the next day throughout the state on the same TV stations that air Packers preseason games.

“Each year, no matter who is inducted, we first go to the people and companies who have supported us throughout the years to determine their interest in the banquet,” Packers Hall of Fame president Perry Kidder said at the time of the announcement. “We were delighted with the positive response this year and how quickly the sponsorships, tickets and tables sold out. In addition to our longtime supporters, we will host a record number of returning Hall of Famers and their guests, plus expected NFL dignitaries.”

An official ceremony for the retirement of Favre’s No. 4 jersey will come during a game sometime during the 2015 season.

“I know it’s been stressful for the Packers especially, but we’ve gotten a lot of emails as well (about) it being sold out,” Favre told Van Susteren, a Wisconsin native who said she is a Packers shareholder. “I would like to see, in my opinion, I’d like to see us do it in the stadium. I think everyone should have a chance to go.”

Favre, who played 16 years for the Packers from 1992 to 2007, and the franchise have been in the process of healing an acrimonious divorce that occurred when the team moved forward with Aaron Rodgers as the quarterback. But tension between Favre and the Packers have cooled since his retirement from the NFL after the 2010 season.

“I’m pleased to announce that I will be returning to Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 2015 for induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and retirement of my jersey,” Favre wrote on his official website Monday. “It was a tremendous honor to play 16 years for the Green Bay Packers. Now to have my name placed among others such as Starr, Hornung, Kramer, Taylor, Lambeau, Nitschke, Lombardi, Davis, White and Hutson is a special honor that I share with all of my teammates and coaches, and that would not have been possible but for the foresight of Ron Wolf, the greatest GM In the history of the NFL.

“I’m truly looking forward to celebrating and sharing this special moment with all of the great fans of the Green Bay Packers. Go Packers!”

Favre returned to Green Bay on Dec. 8 to attend a tribute luncheon for Hall of Famer Bart Starr. Favre was among those to honor Starr, who did not attend the event because he was recovering from two strokes and a heart attack that he suffered last year. The luncheon took place at Brett Favre’s Steakhouse located near Lambeau Field.

Favre, a three-time MVP, was a fan favorite in Green Bay before his split with the team in 2008, when he retired only to stage a comeback months later — prompting the Packers to trade him to the New York Jets.

Favre spent one season in New York before joining the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay’s division rival, for two years.