Chelsea have held talks over leaving Stamford Bridge and moving to Earl’s Court as they seek a resolution to their plans for a bigger stadium. Increasing the capacity from 40,343 is a major priority for the owners and the difficulty of redeveloping the ground has led the club to look for a new site in west London.
Discussions have been held with Transport for London, one of the partners that looks after the Earl’s Court site, and the real estate developer Delancey. The Earl’s Court Development Committee 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.
