Liverpool has until Sept. '19 to submit detailed plans for the next phase of Anfield's development.GETTY IMAGES
Liverpool will "speed up plans to revamp Anfield," and the club is "already speaking to companies" about sponsoring its new stand, according to Mike Keegan of the London DAILY MAIL. Officials at the club "were given outline permission to extend the Anfield Road End" when they applied for planning approval for the now-completed Main Stand. Liverpool has until Sept. '19 to submit detailed plans for the next phase of the development, "which is expected to take the capacity above 60,000." However, the success of the extension of the Main Stand, which has "triggered a staggering rise in matchday income" of £12M ($16.9M), has prompted the team to "press ahead on the next phase of redevelopment" at its "iconic" home this summer. Officially, Liverpool said that it is "currently at a feasibility stage" over the expansion of the Anfield Road End and is considering a number of options. It is expected that another tier will be added, providing an extra 6,000 seats and "taking its height to the same size of the new Main Stand" (DAILY MAIL, 3/21).
