Chelsea make offer to buy Battersea Power Station
Chelsea have made a bid to buy Battersea Power Station and plan to redevelop it into a 60,000 capacity stadium.
The landmark's four chimneys would be kept as part of a design that includes a 15,000 seat single-tier south stand.
Chelsea said in March expanding their current home, Stamford Bridge, made no economic sense, while a new stadium on the site faced planning problems.
The club added they are not the only party interested in acquiring the site.
"There is no certainty that we will be successful," read a club statement.
"We must also stress that making an offer for the Battersea Power Station site does not mean the club has made a definitive decision to leave Stamford Bridge."
The club say the plans, which would preserve the building's Grade Two listed turbine hall and control room, would provide "a unique architectural backdrop to a world-class stadium".
A development of shops, housing and offices, and a contribution to the extension of the Northern Line underground service into the area, are part of the offer.
Stamford Bridge's capacity of 42,000 compares unfavourably to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, which holds 60,000, and Manchester United's Old Trafford ground, which has seating for 76,000.
Chelsea have been linked with other sites in south-west London as they considered ways of increasing revenue, such as selling naming rights to the stadium, at their present home.
The club had previously shown an interest in taking over a site in Earls Court once the Exhibition Centre had been demolished, and had been rumoured to be considering a bid for Chelsea and Westminster hospital.
