Chelsea have doubled the projected cost of their new stadium to £1billion, which will make it the most expensive in Europe.
Roman Abramovich held talks with Chinese businessmen earlier this month about an investment of over £500million in their redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.
But the initial £500m cost, which was earmarked when the club received planning permission back in January, has been significantly hiked.
The club attribute the skyrocketing cost to the length of time now allocated to the build and its complexity.