During the complicated and multi-faceted Chelsea sale process, there were several elephants in the room.
Most of those difficult questions involved Roman Abramovich and Russia, but one of them surrounded Stamford Bridge, Chelsea ’s home since they were founded in 1905. While the details around Abramovich and where the proceeds of the sale would end up prompted the vast majority of the questions and complications for the club, bidders, Premier League and UK Government, the stadium also raised a different brand of questions.
Questions like: Why are bidders prepared to pay £4.25billion for a club with the country’s 11th-biggest football stadium, which is notoriously difficult to develop?
