West Ham get Olympic Stadium after government ups funding- The additional money takes the Treasury’s contribution to around £60m.
- Adapting the stadium could cost between £150m and £190m.
- They will move in from August 2016 and pay around £2m a year rent.
We will only go there if it is fit for use. I won’t go there if I have to look over a running track. But I believe we are in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let’s face it – they’ve built a stadium, albeit the wrong shape and size”
David Gold West Ham co-owner, speaking on 4 March