Liverpool chairman Tom Werner is ‘committed’ to completing the expansion of the Anfield Road stand (via The Athletic). The £60m redevelopment, which will increase the capacity to approximately 61,000, was delayed due to the global pandemic but it appears the club’s hierarchy haven’t changed their plans with regards to the planned works.
FSG has overseen the installation of a redeveloped Main Stand at Anfield as recently as 2016, which cost in the region of £110m (as per the Liverpool Echo) and so their decision to press ahead with further redevelopment shows their commitment to increasing the capacity and further modernising the famous stadium. The Reds were recently crowned as the Premier League champions for the first time in their history after Manchester City failed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last week and Werner gave an exclusive interview to The Athletic in which he discussed a variety of topics.
James Pearce revealed that the works are likely to be completed in time for the 2023/24 season, although Werner himself didn’t specify this. He said: “We’ve had a bit of a setback with the virus but we are committed to completing that at the right time.”
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Liverpool recently pulled out of the race to sign Timo Werner from RB Leipzig due to being unwilling to meet his release clause, suggesting the club aren’t planning on spending big this summer. In a recent interview with Sky Germany (via inews.co.uk), Jurgen Klopp indicated the club felt it would be wrong to spend such a significant amount on a player having recently had conversations with his current squad regarding “salary waivers”.
However, judging by the chairman’s comments, it appears the planned stadium works have been unaffected by the recent global pandemic.