• Chelsea and Tottenham will need to leave their stadiums during rebuilding • FA chief executive says Hodgson happy to go to Euro 2016 with future unclear

The Football Association has cleared the way for Chelsea and Tottenham to play at Wembley while their grounds are under development. The FA’s chief executive, Martin Glenn, said he would support clubs using the 90,000-seat arena in those circumstances.

Chelsea may have to vacate Stamford Bridge for at least two seasons if their £500m plan to increase capacity to 60,000 comes to fruition. Tottenham expect to spend the 2017-18 campaign away from White Hart Lane as they build a ground that will also host NFL games. Both clubs are interested in a temporary relocation to Wembley.

“I won’t comment on clubs but if that’s an opportunity then we will follow it,” Glenn said. “We are there to provide help. We can run the FA for less costs and we can raise more. There’s a range of things. It’s primarily a football stadium, football matches are more profitable to run than concerts and other things.

“We are the national stadium and seeking to use it more is what we are all about. We have an obligation to football. I’m not talking specific clubs but it’s in our interest as an association for clubs to redevelop their grounds, make superb facilities and if it’s possible to help them in that transition by using Wembley, we are absolutely supportive of that.”

The Premier League would give the go-ahead for Chelsea and Spurs to share Wembley for a season but would not allow a club to play home league matches at more than one stadium in a season.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tottenham’s proposed new stadium, which should be ready for the 2018-19 season. Handout from THFCinformation

Glenn, speaking at Soccerex in Manchester, also said that Roy Hodgson is content to go into Euro 2016 with his future as England manager uncertain after clear-the-air talks. The chief executive added that Hodgson had not been set a target for next summer’s finals that would trigger a new contract.

Glenn wants to avoid the “unsavoury” situation that occurred when Fabio Capello, Hodgson’s predecessor, signed a contract extension before the South Africa World Cup of 2010. England underperformed and the Italian faced continuing criticism despite then qualifying for the next European Championship. He resigned in February 2012 in the wake of John Terry’s removal as England captain by the FA, while the Chelsea defender awaited trial over the Anton Ferdinand incident; Hodgson took on the England job two months later on a four-year deal which expires next summer.

Last month Glenn claimed that Hodgson accepted that he would not expect to be given a new contract if England had a bad European Championship. The manager had earlier questioned whether it was right for the FA to delay a decision on his future until after the tournament. Glenn indicated there was no rift.

“There’s no issue, I’ve spoken to him, we had a drink together and it’s sorted,” he said. “All we are doing is working out how to make this team as successful as possible. We are totally joined on this, there is no issue.

“Roy is very comfortable. He knows it is a results business. We want to avoid the slightly unsavoury situation we had with Fabio Capello at the World Cup. Everything we want to do with Roy and the senior team is what are the best ways to make Roy successful.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Roy Hodgson has not been set a specific target at Euro 2016 to trigger a new England contract. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

“Myself and Roy have a very good relationship. He is by far and away the best coach we could have for England. He has vast experience. He looks, he learns, he listens.”

The FA has no plan for a successor to Hodgson, according to Glenn, who said that underlined the faith in the 68-year-old. “That’s true. We haven’t got a contingency plan because we don’t need one. Roy is the man for us and there’s a range of things he’s talked about that would be helpful for us.”

With regard to what England will need to achieve at Euro 2016 for Hodgson to be retained, Glenn said: “I won’t pick on a particular criteria. We could get to the quarters and have a shocking referee. It will be a discussion around whether we feel the team has kicked on, have we seen vital signs of improvement. It’s not a strict criteria but we’ll be looking to see whether foundations are in place for the World Cup.”

England were knocked out of Brazil 2014 after only two matches, the nation’s poorest display at a major finals. Yet Glenn believes it was correct that Hodgson stayed. “I wasn’t there but I think the FA made a wise decision in keeping him on,” he said. “I’m a bit of an optimist in that I believe you learn from failure. Roy is of that ilk too.”

Glenn ruled out the FA switching its support for the next Fifa president from Michel Platini back to Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan. “We backed Prince Ali but it’s a different world now,” said Glenn. “You’ve got the head of Uefa putting his hat in the ring. There’s immense value to support the Uefa candidate. We had dinner with Michel the other night, we kind of know what his agenda is anyway.

“We think it would place English soccer well to have a guy like Michel running Fifa. We think he has huge experience in football, he talks about it in a way that makes sense and there is a reform process going on which will make sure Fifa is a very different beast.”