Emma Hayes believes the Women's League Conti Cup final could be held at Wembley in the future after Chelsea's showdown with Arsenal sold out.
The two London clubs meet at Selhurst Park on Sunday with the game declared a sell-out. An attendance in the region of 25,000 is expected as a result and Chelsea boss Hayes is expecting a magnificent occasion for the women's game.
It will be the first time in Conti Cup history that the attendance for the final exceeds five figures, and Hayes suggested Wembley as a potential venue for the game going forward, similar to how the Home of Football is used for the Women's FA Cup final.
Hayes said: "I want to be in the finals. For me, being in these positions is why I do this. The fact that we have a Continental Cup, I hope almost sold out, it sounds like it.
"Next time, maybe it could be at Wembley and we could do even better and sell Wembley out next year as well, because perhaps that's maybe where the League Cup final should be."
The Blues have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the final. However, England star Fran Kirby is still out after she was injured in the semi-final against West Ham.
"They’re all back," Hayes said of her players on Friday. "The team news is the same number of players available this week as last week. So, we’ve been able to get everybody fresh and recovered. I thought we trained smart today, the players. I thought we took on the tactical detail without disrupting too much of the flow. I thought it was a solid session today from the group."
A win in Sunday's final would give Chelsea a chance to claim a historic quadruple, with the Blues still in the FA Cup and Champions League and chasing a fourth straight Women's Super League crown. But Hayes' thoughts have yet to turn towards the remarkable achievement, which opponents Arsenal pulled off back in 2007.
"I just know that we like playing in front of a crowd and I’m just looking forward to competing for one of the first available trophies this year," added Hayes. "I don’t think about how many we can win. Other people do, which is fair enough, but I just think about getting through the training week and preparing the players as best as possible. It’s felt a lot easier this week to do that because we had everybody here."
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