Liverpool have been working tirelessly to increase the capacity of Anfield after deciding not to move away from the historic stadium. Unfortunately for the Reds, that means a lack of seating capacity at the moment.
However, Kayla Bibby, a Mersey designer has worked extensively on plans to redevelop Anfield and that would increase the capacity of the club to 108,000, which would make it the biggest in Europe.
While posting on the Skyscrapercity website, the designer even shared a few images of what the new stadium would look like.
She was quoted by the Liverpool Echo as saying:
“The Kop is ripe for expansion right now. In a couple of years it’s going to be too late and there will be new houses built on all that derelict land and we will have missed the boat to divert the road.
“We need foresight; think about what’s required and futureproof the area for that eventuality.”
Bibby further added: “This would be a major amendment to an existing scheme and Your Housing Group and the landscape architects would need to make the necessary changes to their masterplans (for the new high street). But these changes would save serious money down the line, because the necessary infrastructure would already be in place to facilitate LFC’s future expansion needs.”
The design does see the introduction of two huge football shaped scoreboards to make it easier for fans to check the score out.
There would be a number of diversions from the surrounding areas if the actual development is to take place but the revenue coming in would be incredible for the Reds. However, the cost for such a radical change at Anfield would incur a huge cost and that is something that could affect the finances of the club in the long run but the pros of extra matchday revenue could outweigh the cons.
Unfortunately for the fans, this redevelopment isn’t feasible at the moment as the club are seemingly not interested in expanding the number of seats anytime soon.
