Chelsea in talks with London Mayor on stadium plan amid ownership tensions

Chelsea reportedly had conversations with Mayor Sadiq Khan in London about building a new stadium at the Hof van Earl.

The issue of a new stadium for the West -London club has been a point of discussion for a while, with the house of the English Giants of Stamford Bridge that is demonstrably behind their rivals'.

Stamford Bridge is currently the ninth largest Premier League location in terms of capacity at around 41,000, as a result of which Chelsea places more than 33,000 seats behind competition leaders Manchester United in Old Trafford and 7,000 behind newly promoted Sunderland.

There have been discussions for a long time about a new stadium for the blues, and whether that would take the form of a complete reconstruction, a makeover or a move, with apparently divided owners.

According to the Telegraph, Chelsea recently held discussions with officials in the town hall after the public invitation of the mayor Sadiq Khan for the club to clarify whether it is planning to redevelop Stamford Bridge or to consider a switch to Earl's Court.

Khan's comments made in April came in response to Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly who hinted internal disagreements with fellow owners Behdad Eghbali and Jose E Feliciano with regard to the long-term stadium plans of the club.

Minority shareholder Hansjorg Wyss added to the speculation on 5 May after the 3-1 victory of Chelsea over Liverpool and describes Earl's Court as 'the best option we can even think of'.

He told Chelsea Fan TV: 'When it comes to happen, I don't know. There are many obstacles. But at the moment we don't have one person who controls that project. That is what we need. '

In the meantime, co-owner Boehly had previously suggested that a move to a new stadium may have to wait until 2042.

He said to Bloomberg: 'We have to think about the long term about what we are trying to achieve. We have a great chance for stadium development that we have to flush, and I think this will be where we are aligned whether we will eventually decide to go in a different way.

'We have 16-20 years to find out. It is clear that it is really complex in London, but it is not as if we are building something in the middle of a rural environment.

'We have many constituencies to ensure that we care. Certainly, the Chelsea Fanbase is one. But long term I think we will build something new, and we will find out. '

Chelsea refused to give an update on their stadium plans or to confirm whether meetings had taken place at the mayor's office.

A spokesperson for Sadiq Khan, who would be obliged to approve any redevelopment or relocation plans, said Telegraph Sport: 'The mayor works closely with all Premier League clubs in London in London about various things.

'The mayor is not aware of recent formal proposals from the club for the count site of De Graaf. The mayor and TFL can only form a representation as soon as they have seen the details of possible proposals. '

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