Chelsea left behind by at least £20m every year unless they make big decision on stadium

Chelsea’s new stadium planning permission expired on Tuesday, March 31. The club released a statement on their official website a few days ago, saying: “Chelsea football club acknowledges that the planning permission we obtained for a new stadium expires on 31st March 2020.” “We will continue to consider our options for a new stadium, should economic conditions improve.” The last part of the statement is an important point here. There had been obstacles during the three years the City of London gave permission to redevelop Stamford Bridge into a new 60,000-seat ground. From Roman Abramovich’s visa issue due to tension between the UK and Russia, post-Brexit economy uncertainty. Now the potential global economic crisis amid the health pandemic has pushed the idea of Stamford Bridge redevelopment even further away. article here