A number of London clubs had all been interested in taking over the Olympic stadium in East London after the games in 2012 among them West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient. The two premiership clubs both looking for new bigger homes to aid their growth, providing them with increased ticket revenue, which could be converted into transfer funds.

The flaw in the plans are that the Olympic committee have found a design that will convert the stadium from its games capacity of 80,000 seats to 25,000 after the games and must house a running track. Both are very good reasons for the premiership clubs not moving to the stadium the capacity is over 10,000 seats less than their current homes and the running track would severely hamper the views of the fans.