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West Ham not given up on Olympic Stadium move

Championship West Ham are considering a fresh bid to lease the Olympic Stadium, according to Vice-chairman Karren Brady. The Hammers previous deal collapsed amid concerns over delays caused by the legal dispute with Tottenham.

"The new tender has come out and we're going through that at the moment," Brady told Sky Sports News.

"If we decide to tender again our application will go in by March 23 and the deadline for a decision is May 21, so it will come around pretty quickly.

"We're in the data room at the minute looking at the processes, looking at what's on offer, looking at being a tenant and an owner and working out whether that fits in with West Ham's plan.

"I think we'd look to improve and develop Upton Park if we stayed. If we moved it would be to the Olympic Stadium due to its close proximity. It's in our borough. It's in our heartland. It needs a legacy."

"One of the things it was built for was to create that legacy and we really think football and athletics can work together to create the jobs and community.

"Things have to be right. It has to be right from a football point of view, from a spectator point of view and from a business point of view."

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