Chelsea's £2bn Stamford Bridge redevelopment 'won't start until 2027

Chelsea will not be able to break ground a potential redevelopment of Stamford Bridge until at least 2027, according to reports.

Wednesday saw the completion of the club's purchase of the Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions just over six months after agreeing the £80million sale with the charity in October of last year.

The buildings currently house 100 military veterans, and negotiations over the sale have been ongoing due to concerns from the residents over where they will move to should the deal go through.

But while uncertainty remains over whether Chelsea's ownership group BlueCo will relocate to a new site altogether in lieu of renovations at their current ground, this week's purchase has boosted the possibility of the proposed £2billion upgrades going ahead.

Despite acquiring the land necessary for potential expansion, Blues supporters should not expect progress to be swift - regardless of whether they stay at their ground or move elsewhere.

As per the Evening Standard, Chelsea are not set to take possession of the site on which the flats are built until 2027, due to the need to rehouse their current occupants during the leaseback period.

Stoll's CEO Will Campbell-Wroe confirmed that the charity has found new accomodation a 'seven minute's walk' from the apartments and that after months of discussions, they have 'a lot of happy residents'.

'We chose Chelsea partly because they have been helpful and supportive,' Will Campbell-Wroe said. 'We have been next to Chelsea for 100 years and hope to be for the next 100 years. Both Stoll and Chelsea understood the moral obligation, and we are keen to build out that relationship. It is a long-term community relationship as well as the commercial transaction.'

'We met every single resident