West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady has confirmed that Chelsea have approached the club over a groundshare of the Olympic Stadium.

And Brady has maintained it will be tenants West Ham, not stadium owners the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), who will have the final say on whether Chelsea can make use of the 60,000 capacity ground.

Chelsea are expected to spend three seasons away from Stamford Bridge starting no earlier than 2017, when redevelopment work is likely to begin to increase the capacity of the Blues’ home to around 60,000. However recent weeks have seen the club seemingly cool on the possibility of departing at the end of next season, with Brady confirming that her discussions over use of the Olympic Stadium were from 2018 onwards.

The club have already submitted an offer worth an estimated £15m a year to rent Wembley for their home games. Tottenham look increasingly likely to reach an agreement with the Football Association over their use of the national stadium in 2017-18 and are considering the possibility of playing their Champions League matches at the ground next season.

Though the FA have not rejected the possibility of a ground share between Chelsea and Spurs it appears the Blues are considering more options than just the national stadium, with a move across London to Stratford having been discussed.

However Brady has warned Chelsea that West Ham will set the terms for any possible deal to share the Olympic Stadium.

Brady told the Sun: “Chelsea asked to come and have a look at our new home and I showed their people around. They commented it was one of the best football stadia in the world and that’s because it is.

“I have very good relations with Chelsea and, yes, they have enquired about a ground share in 2018.

“Any final decision on letting the Blues move in will be ours and not the London Legacy Development Corporation’s, or indeed Chelsea.”

West Ham’s rental agreement with the LLDC, revealed in full last month after a lengthy appeal from a coalition of London fan groups, does allow for another club to rent the Olympic Stadium, however the Hammers would have to agree to any such proposal.

The east London club, who played their final game at the Boleyn Ground on Tuesday, committed to paying £2.5million-per-annum in rent having contributed £15m to the £272m renovation costs required to prepare the stadium for football.