Chelsea have submitted a planning application to rebuild Stamford Bridge into a 60,000-seat stadium.
The Barclays Premier League champions have consulted over the redevelopment of their west London home, which currently has a capacity of 41,600.
And a statement on the club's official website on Tuesday confirmed plans would be submitted to Hammersmith and Fulham council.
"A planning application for a new stadium at Stamford Bridge with an expanded seating capacity has been submitted," the statement read.
"This follows a successful consultation process during which we received very helpful feedback."
The plans were not met with universal approval however:
Chelsea's new stadium looks a bit like a Slinky. pic.twitter.com/2NiEp6Pfn6
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) December 1, 2015
Chelsea's new stadium looks like something you'd see a TNA wrestler try to escape. pic.twitter.com/0w0INJAlo2
— Mike (@MikeBate93) December 1, 2015
That proposed Chelsea stadium design looks familiar... pic.twitter.com/A4y921HSnf
— McYulemins (@Danny_McMoomins) December 1, 2015
The new Chelsea stadium will be able to slice eggs of up to 100 metres in length. pic.twitter.com/4tMM2Rw2gJ
— BuzzFeed Football (@BuzzFeedUKFB) December 1, 2015
@shibani_10 Did they get their inspiration from this ? pic.twitter.com/5xEOD5cdYz
— Trevor Hale UK (@TrevorHaleUK) July 13, 2015
