Chelsea FC chairman insists no decision has been made to move stadium to Battersea Nine Elms

Chelsea FC's chairman Bruce Buck says no decision has been made to move the football team's stadium to Battersea.

Bruce Buck insisted there's "no conspiracy" behind the club's bid to buy back the land Stamford Bridge is built on, after the Blues made an offer earlier this week. They want to buy back 12000 shares owned by CPO supporters.

 Some Chelsea fans want the club to move to a different ground to compete financially with Manchester United, while others are loyal to the Bridge. The club says it needs to buy back the land so should it decide to move, it can use the profits from selling it to pay for a new stadium.

Speaking at the Leaders in Football conference, Buck said: "There's no conspiracy here. We've made no decision whatsoever that Chelsea are going to move and that's the truth.

"We're just trying to be good business-people here and if an opportunity comes along that makes good sense for Chelsea - and by that I mean the fans and the club and the players - then we want to be in a position to be able to consider it rationally."

He added: "The responses that I get by e-mail or people stopping me in the street, I think are generally positive.

"There are people who are looking for clarification, such as 'Why didn't you consider tearing down the hotel?'.

"I try to go into some detail with everyone about how we've looked at Stamford Bridge and how it's difficult to expand the capacity.

"Even if we did expand the capacity, it's likely to be by only a few thousand."

Developers have suggested moving the club to Earls Court or White City as well as Battersea.