The Chargers have leased a new headquarters and training facility in Costa Mesa in case the team moves to Los Angeles, but the lease has an “out” clause if the Chargers decide to stay in San Diego.

The Chargers must decide by Jan. 15 whether to exercise an option to join the Rams in a new stadium under construction in Inglewood.

Owner Dean Spanos has not made a decision whether to relocate and won’t do so until after the season ends on Jan. 1, a team official confirmed on Friday.

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The training facility and offices are roughly 40 miles from Inglewood, where the Rams are building a $2.66 billion stadium with adjacent development.

In addition to the offices in Costa Mesa, the Chargers would have a sales center in the new stadium complex, a team official confirmed.

Terms of the lease were not disclosed. It covers 101,000 square feet of office space next to Interstate 405 in The Hive complex and an adjacent 3.2-acre parcel for training and practices.


If the Chargers move, the team could make the site its new permanent headquarters. But other sites would also be considered, a team official confirmed.

The Chargers are working with the city of Costa Mesa to obtain permits to prepare practice fields and occupy the office space.

In January, the Chargers submitted plans to Santa Ana for an interim training and office complex near that city’s border with Costa Mesa in case they moved to Los Angeles for this season.

But the NFL chose the Rams Inglewood stadium over a stadium the Chargers had proposed to build jointly with the Raiders in Carson.


San Diego officials say they’re committed to building a new Chargers stadium in San Diego, but no new alternatives have emerged and recent discussions with the team have lacked momentum.

San Diego voters last month rejected a combined stadium and convention center annex the Chargers proposed for downtown. Measure C was supported by 43.6 percent of voters, far less than the two-thirds required for approval.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer has met recently with Spanos and Chargers stadium point man Fred Maas. The mayor said he has stressed his openness to any proposed solution or stadium location, and his commitment to help any proposal overcome political and regulatory hurdles.

Faulconer said he conveyed the same message to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a recent phone call.


If the Chargers choose not to exercise their option in Inglewood, the Oakland Raiders would get the opportunity to do so.

In early December, the NFL approved a final tenant-lease contract between the Rams and Chargers and a payback plan for the $550 million relocation fee the Chargers would have to pay the league.

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