Construction work begins on Liverpool's £100million Anfield redevelopment

The redevelopment will eventually add 13,000 to the capacity with the new main stand set to be ready for the 2016/17 season

1104 Shares
Share
Tweet
+1
Email

Work has begun on the construction of Liverpool's new 21,000-seater main stand at Anfield.
The £100million project will add 8,500 on to the Anfield capacity, tipping it over the 50,000 mark.
Among the redevelopments will be a brand new concourse outside the stadium, as well as 36 new corporate hospitality boxes.
It is the beginning of a wider redevelopment of Anfield, which will eventually add 13,000 to the stadium's capacity.
The stand is expected to be ready for the start of the 2016/17 season, and Reds Chief Executive Ian Ayre is pleased to see work underway.
In pictures: Anfield stadium redevelopment

He said: “We have the ability to get this thing started and get it built.
“That will be fantastic - but it will also come with its own challenges.
“We will have a huge building site and a huge construction project going on as we play every game through the remainder of this season and the season beyond.”

It was announced last week that the construction would begin, with the Fenway Sports Group subsidising the cost of the redevelopment.
Upon confirming the beginning of the building process, Ayre said: "It is momentous, this is huge. The football club for many years has been looking for a solution and although it has been a long time coming, this is a landmark day.
In pictures: How the new Anfield will look

"Today is that day where we have the certainty on planning, with a construction partner with funding. We are ready start the work."
The construction starts on the eve of Liverpool's do-or-die Champions League tie with Basel.

Huffing Post International

Pages

Monday, 8 December 2014