RFU boss Bill Sweeney wants to organize Chelsea competitions in Twickenham while the Premier League -Outfit Stamford Bridge redevelops.
Seveney is desperate to maximize the turnover of the 82,000 capacity house of the English rugby and would be open to the blues that move temporarily.
Chelsea wants to upgrade the bridge to take 60,000 instead of the current 42,000, but would need a temporary house if the builders withdraw.
Spurs played in Wembley from 2017 to 2019, while building the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and hosting Chelsea for a few seasons, the RFU would give a huge windfall.
SEENEY insists that the land has a permit to play Premier League, but fears that the Local Council Richmond could be kibosh.
Sbeeney said: “It would be a large financial number. The license would allow it to happen and there have been previously conversations about possible Premier League clubs that came here.
“Richmond Council is more concerned in terms of impact on locals, the number of fans and so they are a bit more sensitive.
“It can depend on which club it is. I know they would definitely have a conversation about that.”
Sweeney recently threatened to move the base of England from Twickenham to the Midlands, with Milton Keynes an option, because of a row over Beyonce concerts.
Twickenham could not offer the American superstar the six performances she will play at Spurs this summer due to limitations on the number of non-sports events that it can have.
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They are currently limited to three a year, but Sweeney is convinced that this will be increased, stimulating the RFU treasure box, and they will remain in place.
He added: “We are making really progress with Richmond. The conversations with them have been positive, it is a cooperative process.
“They see the value we bring in the area and they understand why we need more non-Rugby events when you compare it to Tottenham, with Wembley, the O2, they can see why we need those non-rugby events to make the thing viable.
“We have just completed the investigation among the local residents and we had the split between five minutes of the stadium and 15 minutes of the stadium.
“I think it was figure, and it was much larger than we expected, 75 percent support in terms of supporting the stadium that host more or many non-rugby events.
“I am convinced that things are going in the right direction.”
Shifting England away from Twickenham would have been a bomb movement and there are plans for the OM of having a £ 600 million facelift.
“We always said that we were preferred to stay here,” said Sweeney.
“Not only for cultural reasons and history.
“Hospitality and ticketing are 50 percent of our income and from a geographical point of view this is a very important part of the country to be in.”
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