Chelsea in talks over building new stadium at Earls Court
ELBOW ROOM: Chelsea are exploring the possibility of moving from their Stamford Bridge base to nearby Earl's Court in west London. Pic: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Chelsea have held talks over leaving Stamford Bridge and moving to nearby Earls Court in west London as they seek a resolution to their plans for a bigger stadium. Increasing the capacity from 42,000 is a major priority for the owners and the difficulty of redeveloping the ground has led the club to look for a new site.
Discussions have been held with Transport for London (TfL), one of the partners that looks after the Earls Court site, and the real estate developers Delancey. The Earl’s Court Development Committee (ECDC) wants to build a mixed-use development and no football stadium is included in its master plan, which is due to be presented next week to Hammersmith and Fulham council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council.
