Chelsea said it has made an offer to buy the site of Battersea power station.
The Blues want to make the power station their home football stadium.
The club admitted that final decision has not been taken on moving from Stamford Bridge to the new stadium.
The club, have been trying to move away
from Stamford Bridge for some years now, despite spending huge amount of
money on regular maintenance of Stamford Bridge since 1905.
The world-class stadium will have multiple railway lines, with a capacity of around 60,000 seats.
"Chelsea Football Club can confirm to
our fans that we have today submitted an offer, with our property
development partner Almacantar, to acquire the 39-acre Battersea power
station site."
"Battersea power station is one of
London's most famous buildings and has the potential to become one of
the most iconic football stadiums in the world."
"Our joint bid was submitted in
accordance with the sales process established by the joint
administrators for the site. The process could run for a number of
months."
"We are not the only interested parties and there is no certainty that we will be successful."
" We also appreciate that we have many
significant hurdles to address if we are to build a new stadium on the
site, including winning the support of our fans, the CPO shareholders
and local Wandsworth residents, as well as securing the approval of
Wandsworth council, the Greater London Authority and heritage
authorities."
"We must also stress that making an
offer for the Battersea power station site does not mean the club has
made a definitive decision to leave Stamford Bridge." The club said.
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