Arsenal considered what way to expand the Emirates Stadium after recently presented a variety of options by an architectural design agency in an important step forward.
It is because rivals around them go quickly to expand their locations or to build new to switch financial income.
Earlier this week, Manchester United announced plans to build a new £ 2 billion 100,000 capacity land, the largest stadium in the UK.
At 60,704 seats, Arsenal currently has the fifth largest stadium in the competition – they finished second when the Emirates opened.
Tottenham (62,850), West Ham (62,500) and Liverpool (61,276) all shot by. Manchester City will soon also overcome the Gunners – they are expanding their North Stand that could push the Etihad past 60,000.
The cost and project time length are important factors for the North -London club when it comes to the available options, as well as how the chosen route would influence the environment.
It is understood that Arsenal was approached about organizing Euro 2028 competitions, but refused. Instead, the Emirates have chosen to clear the Summer 2028 calendar for events and concerts.
This may offer an opportunity to get every stadium extension through. The state-of-the-art stadium of Tottenham lasted three years to build and was completed in April 2019.
And the northern state of Man City, who started construction in July 2023, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
An increased capacity would probably require approval by the Islington Council and Transport for London (TFL).
As previously reported by Mail Sport, it is clear that money will be needed to work on at least Holloway Road Underground Station to increase its capacity.
The subject of expansion arose for the first time in an ESPN interview with Arsenal co-chairman Josh Kroenke in July.
He said: 'The internal conversations are starting to perform (the stadium).
“It is not an easy renovation, but we see the possibilities of what is there.”
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