West Ham face being without their stadium for up to three weeks if London is awarded the 2029 World Athletics Championships.
Last weekend, the Government pledged £45million of public funds to support a bid to stage the World Championships at the London Stadium in four years’ time.
However, World Athletics’ preference is for the event to be held in September, unlike the last time it was hosted in London in 2017 and took place at the start of August.
That would mean the athletics meet would clash with the start of the 2029-2020 football season and would force West Ham to temporarily move out of their home.