West Ham in council talks over Olympic Stadium 24/03/2010 |
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West Ham and Newham Council have announced they are in talks about a joint bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.
The Premier League club's co-owner David Gold has warned that if West Ham fail to secure the move, the venue will become "another white elephant".
The club and the council want the arena to feature "both football and athletics".
Gold said: "More and more people are warming to the idea that we are the right route forward in taking over.”
Interested parties have an eight-week deadline to submit plans with a decision on the stadium's future expected by this time next year at the latest.
A joint statement from West Ham and Newham Council read: "The proposal would be to make the venue a vibrant centre of sport, culture and education, featuring both football and athletics.
"Open day and night all year round, it would have an active community use, inspiring learning and achievement and helping to create a better quality of life for tens of thousands."
The statement continued: "One of the ideas being examined is to incorporate an Olympic visitor centre and football museum at the stadium.
"Together with the other attractions in the Olympic Park and the neighbouring Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, it could make the venue one of the nation's favourite destinations."
Gold and co-owner David Sullivan have previously stated that they would rather get rid of the athletics track if the club was to move in, but maintaining a Grand Prix track at the stadium was one of the pledges made to the International Olympic Committee when London won the right to host the Games.
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