Liverpool has taken a step forward in their plans of expanding the stadium after the proposal was approved by the committee – following in the footsteps of Spurs in upgrading their current stadium. This plan includes a huge regeneration project in the Anfield area with a deal between the Premier League club and the social landlord Your Housing Group.
The main stand and the road stand of the stadium is expected to be increased by a total of 13,000 seats and the Liverpool City Council’s planning committee agreed on allowing the proposal and project to kick-off.
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said: “This is a very important milestone in our ambitions to transform the Anfield area, bringing new jobs, investment and housing. The overall regeneration will see £260m invested in Anfield. Liverpool Football Club’s proposals for the stadium are a key part of this. The club is a major employer in the area and its stadium is a major draw for tourists and visitors.”
Having an own stadium and satisfying the needs of the fans of a club is something that teams are taking more into consideration in recent times. Juventus is one of the top clubs in the Italian League which have taken an initiative in this process as they built their own stadium – I calculate that it could make the club upwards of £100million in the firt 3 seasons alone.
Inter Milan and Ac.Milan are other historic Italian clubs and they are sharing the same stadium but after seeing the success that Juventus went through after completing their own home grounds, meetings and discussions between the head officials of Inter Milan and Ac.Milan have been taking place with the main topic of discussion being which club is going to completely take over the stadium which is called San Siro when Ac.Milan is hosting a match and Giuseppe Meazza when Inter Milan are the hosts.
Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspurs and Real Madrid are some of the other top European clubs which have plans of increasing or upgrading their respective stadiums.
