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Kent move could be on the cards for Millwall FC, admits Chief Executive

The compulsory purchase of land around Millwall FC’s ground by Lewisham Council could force the club to relocate to Kent, the League One club have admitted for the first time.

Ahead of a council meeting next Wednesday that is expected to confirm the sell-off of land around The Den to offshore developers Renewal, the club’s hierarchy has conceded that the club may be left unable to function as a result of the plans with its community trust already facing eviction.

Last month it was revealed that Millwall’s academy would also struggle to operate if the plans were to ahead, amidst protests that the club is effectively being forced out of the borough which it has called home for over 100 years.

The north Kent coast has been mooted as a potential new home in recent months, and while the club has refused to be drawn on the topic of relocation, its Chief Executive, Steve Kavanagh, has finally admitted that the club could be forced to move if all other options are exhausted.

In a statement to the Guardian, he said: “The chairman has always been determined that this would never happen, but under such circumstances any and every option would have to be considered to secure the football club and the Millwall Community Trust’s future as viable concerns.”