Manchester Metropolis are endeavor feasibility research on additional increasing the Etihad Stadium to over 60,000.
Metropolis have plans in place to develop the North Stand and are exploring the potential for constructing an on-site resort.
As a part of the undertaking, the Premier League champions are additionally working in direction of rising the scale of their fan zone for supporters, with a brand new membership store and a museum additionally mooted.
Manchester Metropolis are looking for to take the Etihad Stadium’s capability to over 60,000
An extension of the North Stand is being explored to spice up the capability from 53,500
Metropolis mentioned the feasibility research, which invite native residents to supply ideas on the plans, is to ‘develop a best-in-class fan expertise and a year-round leisure and leisure vacation spot on the Etihad’.
Ought to they press forward, Metropolis’s stadium may grow to be the second largest within the nation behind Outdated Trafford.
The present capability is 53,500 and increasing the North Stand by including a 3rd tier would take them across the similar ranges as Tottenham and West Ham United.
A brand new music venue is presently being constructed subsequent to the stadium and is predicted to be accomplished subsequent 12 months.
‘The feasibility research take into account a number of linked components, central to which is an expanded North Stand, which may enhance capability of the Etihad Stadium to over 60,000,’ Metropolis mentioned.
The enlargement may make the Etihad Stadium grow to be the Premier League’s second largest
’Alongside this, the examine is assessing the feasibility of an expanded and lined ‘Metropolis Sq.’ fan zone with foods and drinks shops, a brand new membership store and museum, workspace and an onsite resort.
’Figuring out alternatives to introduce new leisure experiences – each on matchday and non-matchday – is a key element of the examine, constructing on the membership’s ongoing dedication to spend money on and develop its services for the good thing about its followers and guests.
‘Followers and the neighborhood are welcome to share any preliminary views, together with what they wish to see on the Etihad Stadium sooner or later, or any issues they want the membership to handle, upfront of formal consultations in early 2023.’
