Arsene Wenger says Wembley could be disadvantage for Chelsea, Spurs

Arsene Wenger has warned Chelsea and Tottenham they could face a disadvantage when they make temporary moves away from their home grounds.

The Arsenal boss believes their London rivals will not feel at home while they are forced to relocate due to building works, with both eyeing moves to Wembley.

Chelsea are seeking a four-year tenancy while Stamford Bridge is redeveloped, while Spurs are likely to need a ground for the 2017-18 campaign as their new stadium next to their current White Hart Lane home is completed.

Wenger managed Arsenal at the old Wembley as Arsenal opted to play their home Champions League fixtures at the national stadium rather than the much smaller Highbury.

The Gunners won just twice in their two-year stay at Wembley -- failing to get out of the group stages in either the 1998-99 or 1999-00 competitions.

They then moved their fixtures back to Highbury and, although Wenger said at the time of Arsenal announcing their use of Wembley that the club were in a situation where they needed to "either improve or die", he now admits it was the wrong move.

"It was a nightmare," he said. "In hindsight it was the wrong decision. At the time at Highbury we had to cut 5,000 seats. We decided to go to Wembley, but we didn't feel at home.

"The pitch was bigger, the ground was different and for the English players it was something completely unusual.

"We were used at Highbury to a tight pitch and unfortunately we were playing against Dynamo Kiev, who were running everywhere on a very big pitch. It was a disadvantage for sure."