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| Wimbledon bought the ground in 2003, but will now sell it to Chelsea for their women's side |
AFC WIMBLEDON’S fans have given the go ahead for their Kingsmeadow stadium to be sold to Chelsea.
The Premier League club want to use the 4,800-capacity stadium in Kingston, Surrey, for their women’s, youth and academy teams.
Chelsea will pay an initial £600,000 for the ground, plus two further payments when the lease is transferred to them and the Dons move out, in a deal eventually expected to be worth around £2million.
The Dons Trust, the supporters body through which the fans own the League Two club, voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal.
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| Wimbledon hosted Liverpool back in January in one of Kingsmeadow's biggest occasions |
The deal is an important step in enabling Wimbledon to move back to their spiritual home in nearby Merton, where they have lodged a planning application for a 20,000-capacity stadium which they hope to move into by 2018.
The Dons bought the ground from Kingstonian in 2003, and have pledged to help the non-League club find a new home when Chelsea move in.
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