Leeds chief considers move from Elland Road

Leeds chief executive Trevor Birch has admitted the club will consider leaving Elland Road due to the dire financial situation…

Leeds chief executive Trevor Birch has admitted the club will consider leaving Elland Road due to the dire financial situation the club has found itself in.

Defeat at Southampton yesterday sent Leeds to the foot of the Premiership and crippling debts of £82million mean caretaker-manager Eddie Gray may be forced to sell players during this month's transfer window.

Birch admits Leeds need a new stadium in order to raise the revenue required to compete at the highest level. He believes the site of the current ground would be ideal for redevelopment as a supermarket.

"Yes, it's true we are exploring every option and the possibility is that one day in the future the site will be redeveloped.

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"We need to have a new stadium, whether it's at Elland Road or elsewhere, to have the revenue needed to compete at the highest level. It's a simple fact of life in the Premiership.

"Redevelopment for the stadium will, at some stage, be the goal but it's a long way down the line. I think it will happen.

"It's in a prime industrial area and would be an ideal site for somewhere like an Asda. It's worth a great deal of money."