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Swansea City 'In Talks' To Expand Capacity Of Liberty Stadium

EPL side Swansea City's new American owners "revealed they are in talks with Swansea council about expanding the club's Liberty Stadium home," according to Dafydd Pritchard of the BBC. Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan "led a consortium which bought a 68% controlling stake in the Swans in July." The council-owned ground's capacity of 21,000 "is the second smallest in the Premier League." Levien said, "That is one of the things that is top of our list. We just came from a meeting having that discussion about what's the best opportunity for us to grow the stadium, so more of our fans have the opportunity to witness the incredible action live." Swansea is "initially hopeful of expanding the Liberty Stadium's capacity to 33,000, with long-term aspirations of seeing the ground hold up to 40,000." The Liberty Stadium "is also home to the Ospreys, and Swansea's new owners are eager to keep the rugby side involved in negotiations." Kaplan: "I think it's been a good relationship and we intend to keep it that way" (BBC, 8/19).

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