Chelsea will remain at Stamford Bridge and expand the stadium’s capacity to 55,000 if Todd Boehly loses his boardroom fight with Behdad Eghbali.
As reported by the sunThere is a disagreement between co-owners Boehly and Eghbali over the future of the club.
Boehly would prefer Chelsea to find a new home and has his sights set on a new 60,000-capacity stadium at Earls Court.
However, Eghbali is in favor of a £1.5bn renovation at Stamford Bridge, which currently has a capacity of 40,000.
The couple want to buy each other out, while the proposed Earl’s Court project looks increasingly unlikely.
Chelsea will remain at Stamford Bridge and expand the stadium’s capacity to 55,000 if Todd Boehly (left) loses his boardroom fight with Behdad Eghbali (right)
Boehly wants Chelsea to build a new stadium at Earls Court but Eghbali would prefer to improve Stamford Bridge
If Chelsea were to expand Stamford Bridge, they would have to move temporarily for two years.
There are plans to upgrade the west stand, which would include building concrete platforms over a nearby railway line.
Eghbali does not want Stamford Bridge to be demolished and fears building a new stadium on the existing site could take up to five years.
Last month, former Chelsea defender William Gallas criticized the civil war between Boehly and Eghbali. Gallas described the situation as “a real disaster.”
Eghbali does not want Stamford Bridge to be demolished and would focus on expanding the stadium
Gallas, who played for Chelsea between 2001 and 2006, told Prime Casino: “The club is in a real mess.” I think it’s always difficult when you have two groups of people or two bets on a football club. There needs to be total alignment if you want to have a successful club, both on the field and in the boardroom.
‘The best clubs have a leader and everyone pulls in the same direction. It’s not difficult to get the right structure at an elite club with Chelsea’s resources, but it’s all over the place. The best owners don’t want to get involved.
“They offer support, but most of these guys have no experience in football or running football clubs. They employ a sporting director; the sporting director sets the philosophy and brings in the players and the right coach. It’s a simple chain of command. .
