Chelsea handed major boost following Khan’s bid to buy Wembley stadium

Fulham owner Shahid Khan has given Chelsea the green light to use Wembley once the club start work on redeveloping Stamford Bridge.

Having overcome the final hurdle in the planning process on the £1bn redevelopment, the plan is for the Blues to vacate their current home at the end of the 2019-2020 season and use the national stadium.

Given the complexity of the plans due to the location of their home, the team could be forced to spend up to four years at Wembley.

While it looked like the Blues would relocate to north London while their new 60,000 stadium is completed, question marks were raised on Thursday following the news that Khan has made an offer to the Football Association to buy the stadium.

However, the Jacksonville Jaguars owner has confirmed that the club would be welcome to use it, just like Spurs have done this season in their year away from White Hart Lane.

“Absolutely we would discuss it with them and really encourage them because that is part of the tradition and stewardship of Wembley, just like with Spurs being there this season,” Khan told the London Evening Standard.

“Chelsea would be welcome to use it. Obviously, they would be paying for it, just like Spurs did, but I think it is really important because our goal is to get the usage up and that would be part of it.

“Could it happen for four years? Obviously you would have to move things but from our viewpoint, we would love that to work.

“The bottom line is we would be doing everything to make that possible because it is good for Chelsea, it is good for English football and most importantly it is good for Wembley. You would have the usage, you would have the revenue and it is a win-win for everybody.”