Chelsea Insists It Will Resume Stamford Bridge Redevelopment

Chelsea insisted on Sunday that Owner Roman Abramovich will "resume redevelopment work at Stamford Bridge" and rejected reports that he is "ready to sell the club," according to Matt Lawton of the London DAILY MAIL. Employees at Stamford Bridge have reportedly been told work on a £500M ($645M) redevelopment "will resume at the stadium" even if a date has yet to be specified. At the end of May, the club announced the project to increase the stadium's capacity to 60,000 was shelved because of the "current unfavourable investment climate." It was "widely seen as Abramovich's response to problems the Russian oligarch had encountered with the Home Office" over his U.K. investor's visa, but while there "remain concerns about the economy -- particularly with the uncertainty over Brexit -- club insiders are confident the owner will deliver on his vision for the stadium" (DAILY MAIL, 8/26).