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Chelsea May Have To Wait Until '23 To Move Into New Stadium

Chelsea could "face four years away from Stamford Bridge" and a new stadium move-in date as late as '23, according to Oliver Todd of the London DAILY MAIL. The club outlined plans to move into its £500M ($643M), 60,000-seat stadium in time for the '21-22 season -- but "that now looks unlikely." Club execs are "increasingly resigned to four years on the road, with Wembley Stadium the most-likely destination." Plans for a revamped Stamford Bridge were "given the green light" by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Hammersmith & Fulham Council earlier this year but "issues with building rafts over the railway lines around the ground have been troublesome." The SW6 site of Chelsea's stadium is "awkward as it is penned in by rail lines to the north and the east with only one exit road." Work is "expected to begin next year" with Chelsea moving out at the end of the '18-19 season. While Wembley remains the "preferred option for the spell away," Chelsea said that it is "continuing to assess venues inside the M25." That includes a "potential groundshare at West Ham's London Stadium." Chelsea officials "considered over a dozen different options that even include a temporary move to Reading to share the Madejski Stadium." Sources close to the club said that "any hopes of Chelsea taking up a residency at Twickenham have been left 'dead' by opposition from local politicians and residents" (DAILY MAIL, 5/2).

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