Chelsea reach huge financial settlement with local family over stadium expansion Premier League Crosthwaite family in line to receive a fortune

Barcelona eliminated Chelsea from the Champions League on Wednesday evening, however there has been a significant off-pitch victory for the Blues as they finally reach an agreement with a London family over plans to expand Stamford Bridge.

The Crosthwaite family had been the one obstacle standing in Chelsea's way as the family had pursued a legal battle over the plans to redevelop the stadium near their house.

Such was the proposed height of the new Stamford Bridge, their home would be left without the legal basic hours of sunlight on a daily basis.

Nicholas Crosthwaite had made the complaint that the 60,000-seater structure would blot out sunlight from his family's home.

Most of the 50 properties in the surrounding areas would also suffer the same fate, however to this point the English club had been able to compensate them.

The club had grown frustrated by the Crosthwaite's determination and a stalemate had been the outcome until an out-of-court settlement was agreed on Wednesday, as reported by The Sun.

It's unclear what the exact figure of this settlement stands at, however the same report indicates that the family in question had initially asked for 23 million euros to acquiesce.

After months of negotiations, they've finally accepted an offer from Roman Abramovich and it will likely make them very rich indeed.

For Chelsea, it's a significant step forward in their plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge, the work will cost around 500m euros and it could be finished in time for the beginning of the 2020/21 season, although more conservative estimates suggest it will be closer to the 2023/24 campaign.