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Liverpool confirm Anfield expansion to take capacity to over 6,000

In terms of revenue generation for football clubs, stadium capacity is one of the ways to generate so much.one of the English football power house makes an important statement to that effect.

By Jennifer MadukaPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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Anfield will be expanded to include an additional 7,000 seats, taking Liverpool's stadium to an overall capacity of more than 61,000 the club has confirmed.

Liverpool city council gave the plans to redevelop the Anfield road stand approval in June,and on Wednesday the Reds revealed the expansion will officially start with a ceremony next week.

It is set to be completed ahead of the 2023-2024 season.

Liverpool confirmed the redevelopment works will be conducted while the ground is still in use for matches.

Andy Hughes, managing director of Liverpool FC, said"we have been clear from the beginning that in order for this expansion to go ahead we need the co-operation of local residents and the community, to successfully navigate the complex planning landscape,and to ensure the project is financially viable.

We needed certainty for this project to progress and are now in position to be able to move forward.we began this journey in 2014 and are grateful to everyone for the contributions they have made to bring the project to this stage".

Liverpool have also been awarded permission to hold up to six concerts and major events at the stadium for a period of five seasons.

After plans of relocating to a new group were scrapped altogether, Anfield was previously redeveloped between 2014 and 2016, with the main stand having been extended to take the capacity to 54,074.

In other developments from Anfield, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klop has hailed Takumi Ainamino as a "top character" after the Japanese forward fired Liverpool past Norwich City in the EFL cup.

The Japanese forward's two goals,either side of a header from Divock Origi, guided the Reds to a 3-0 win at carrow road.

Minamino's influence at Liverpool has not reached the levels some expected it might after he joined from Salzburg in January of Last Year,and he spent the second half of the 2020-2021 season at Southampton.

For now he is back at Liverpool and keen to make an impression,and a smart turn and finish for Liverpool's opening goal was an example of his quality.

A recent minor knock set minamino back slightly, but he looked sharp against the canaries as both sides made sweeping personal changes for the cup clash.

Players need time to get back on track after an injury.But Taki is in a really good moment". Klopp said in the post game news conference.

He trained very well and observed his two goals.for the first one he showed really good awareness, quick in mind and finished the situation off.

He was really good in pre-season then he got injured,and now the rest of the season can start.

He was injured in the wrong moment.coming back, it's sometimes not so easy, but he is a top character obviously and enjoyed the game tonight and that was important for him and it helped us".

Although Minamino caught the eye,his prospects of a run in klopp's premier league team look remote for now and it may be his appearances prove sporadic, spread across competitions.

Brazilian forward Robert Firmino returned to training on Monday,klopp said, after a hamstring injury lay off,and when fit he remains ahead of Minamino in the pecking order.

It is no too far away when he will play again", Klopp said of Firmino.

Liverpool's manager watched on appreciatively as teenagers Taylor Morton, Kaide Gordon and Conor Bradley helped Liverpool get the job done,all three making their first team debuts.

I am really happy for the boys,it was a big one for all three", said Klopp."these boys are good and thank God they are ours

It's a good thing for the club,the players and the fans of Liverpool football

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