Liverpool are hopeful of moving ahead with plans to redevelop Anfield as part of a €305 million regeneration of the city.
A
consortium backed by the club and fronted by the city council has asked
local residents and businesses for their views on the plans, which
outline the Merseyside outfit's preference to expand on their existing
stadium.
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre is pleased progress
is being made, but insisted the club would only push for expansion with
the backing of the local area and after a series of feasibility
studies.
"We are looking forward to working with the partnership
and playing a part in the development of the regeneration vision and we
strongly encourage local residents, businesses and community groups to
get involved in the process and have their say," Ayre told the club's
official website.
"This is also an important milestone as we seek
to investigate the feasibility of expanding our stadium. We will
continue this work, which is just one part of the wider Anfield vision,
and there is a great deal of work still to be done to bring those plans
to fruition.
"We have always said that any stadium expansion will
be subject to detailed economic and social feasibility studies and the
community and home owners' support, which includes our ability to
purchase the land for the proposed expansion.
"Any expansion is
also subject to the club being able to navigate the planning landscape
and we are pleased to say that very positive progress is being made."
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