Liverpool’s announcement of a £60 million worth expansion of their Anfield venue was sounded out in the backend of last year but seems to have hit a roadblock since then owing to the pandemic crisis around the world.
The expansion, however, remains on the table and is understood to be of significance to the club moving forward with plans put in place of increasing the stadium capacity northwards of the 60,000 mark, which would mean an increase of 7000 seats in the famed grounds of the Merseyside Reds.
It is also no surprise that Liverpool who are now one of the biggest clubs in world football sought to bolster their stadium facilities with even sides much lower the English football hierarchy doing the same, League Two’s Port Vale being a pretty good example of such a case as the Burslem-based outfit having invested around £500,000 on improving their stadium in time for the new season.
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Coming back to Liverpool’s commitment on their off-field actions, the Reds first-team ranks moving base from the ever so famous Melwood facility to The AXA Training Centre which was earlier known as the Kirby Academy last year, were signs that Jurgen Klopp’s side were on the right track to making shrewd investments on the commercial side of the game.
A £50 million worth of a building was constructed at the site along with a wide variety of facilities such as Desso Grassmaster pitches, full-size tennis court, artificial grass head tennis course and an artificial grass training area for ensuring a quality brand of training for the Merseysiders.
Similarly, the plans for the expansion of the Anfield Road will be a shot in the arm for Liverpool’s intentions of putting in place the best possible infrastructural facilities for a side that is only on the upsurge in recent years with even a misfiring season such as the recent one finishing in a third-place finish for Klopp’s men along with an assured Champions League berth.
The expansion plans will seek to bring in more revenue for the Reds in the form of meeting the excess demand of tickets and the increase in hospitality sales in and around the stadium.
Commercial factors such as luring the NFL and MLB, both of which remain extremely popular in America, to host events at Liverpool’s home are also understood to be behind the decision to amp up Anfield’s capacity and showcase it as a premier venue of sporting activity in the country.
All in all, it is a win-win situation for the Liverpool fanbase who will need some cheering up from the owners Fenway Sports Group in the aftermath of the European Super League drama following which John Henry had to issue a taped apology which in no way calmed down a disgruntled section of supporters.
