West Ham stadium will need “substantial repairs” in the next few years if the Premier League club fail in its purpose of moving to the Olympic Stadium, The Guardian informs.
According to Newham’s Council documents seen by the news provider, “major works” regarding the corrosion of the stadium need to be done by 2015, although documents have no suggestion of it supposing a risk for the fans.
The club aim to be playing at the new venue by the 2016-17 season, but improvements to the current ground would need to be done before then.
The report highlights “essential works such as the rust in the steelwork which is, at the moment, just surface corrosion but if not treated will get worse”.
Council principal licensing officer David Grant pointed out that extensive work would be carried out should the deal fail to be settled on.
Last December, Hammers agreed with London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to repair a number of worn metal steps before more safety checks were made. However, the club have held the operations in hopes to finally seal their move to the Olympic ground.
The two-year talks were expected to end ten days ago, when the LLCD was set to approve the bid, but the London club found more delays regarding the part-funding of conversion costs of the new stadium by the Newham Council.
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