Chelsea’s new stadium stalls

The plans of Chelsea to build a new stadium is stuck, after the option to move to the place of Earl’s court to the west of London is on hold.

The British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ explained this Tuesday that the Chelsea explored the option of moving from his current residence of Stamford Bridgein place of Fulham Broadwaynearby Earl’s courtwhere the company Earl’s Court Development Company (ECDC) intends to carry out a project for the construction of homes, offices, shopping space and an urban park.

However, the ECDC itself, faced with the news of ‘The Guardian’, published a statement denying the possibility of building a stadium for Chelsea in his plans.

The company will present the project to local councils in the area next week and if it receives the green light, the Chelsea your options to move from the current one will be reduced. Stamford Bridgewith a capacity for 40,000 spectators, is far behind the team’s other large stadiums in Premier League.

The main choice for Chelsea The challenge remains to renovate the current stadium, either by remodeling or by demolishing the field and building a new one, and for this purpose, one of the nearby plots of land, which used to be the residence of the war veteran a few months ago.

However, it presents some disadvantages, due to the nearby presence of a metro line, which complicates the works, and the need to play in another stadium during construction, such as Wembley. This option has already been used by Tottenham Hotspur from mid-2017 to spring 2019, when he moved to his new one Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the demolition of White Hart Lane.

Additionally, any move out Stamford Bridge must be approved by 76% of the partners Chelsea Pitch Ownersthe fans’ group that owns the license for the land on which the current stadium is based.

This proposal was made in the 90s to prevent the stadium from being sold by the club.