Everton CFO Sasha Ryazantsev said that the side can "learn from the mistakes of rivals in building a new stadium to help bridge the gap to the leading Premier League teams," according to Christian Radnedge of REUTERS. The side last year "formally agreed a 200-year land lease at the proposed Bramley Moore Dock site." Some top-flight teams have "experienced difficulty moving to new homes." West Ham United has "endured crowd trouble and disruption" since its switch to the London Stadium in '16 and Tottenham had to delay its stadium move due to "safety issues." Ryazantsev said that Everton will learn from its rivals. He said at the Leaders Sport Busines Summer, "There's been quite a few stadium moves and some of them arguably made some mistakes and I hope we can learn from those mistakes. Sometimes it's good to be a trailblazer but when you're not first, you can learn from others' mistakes. It is a very long-term project and it will take several years before we move." He added that it was "not an easy decision to leave Goodison Park," which is one kilometer away from Liverpool, but that "ultimately it would have benefits on and off the pitch." He said, "We see it as an opportunity to close the gap on the top six and the stadium itself will create a huge amount of new life" (REUTERS, 10/11).
