October 12, (THEWILL) – Liverpool’s planned expansion of Anfield will not resume until 2024 at the earliest, CEO, Billy Hogan, confirmed on Thursday. The project to add 7,000 seats to the Anfield Road stand began in 2021 but was halted earlier this year when construction firm Buckingham Group entered administration.
While the lower tier of the new stand opened this season, the upper tier remains closed. This reduced capacity has impacted recent home matches. Hogan said Liverpool are working to complete a “thorough assessment” of the revised timeline but stated no further construction will occur this calendar year.
“Ultimately, what that means for supporters is that until we have visibility of all the information needed, we’re going to have to maintain the status quo for the remainder of the calendar year,” he explained. The club wants to avoid setting “the wrong expectation” for when work could resume.
Over 80% of remaining work has been ordered from subcontractors previously hired by Buckingham Group. This will help the new firm, Rayner Rowen, evaluate the project. However, gathering all the necessary information is taking time.
Hogan thanked fans for their “patience and understanding” during a “challenging” few months. He also expressed sympathy for workers impacted when Buckingham Group collapsed. Liverpool will provide a new timeline when assessments are complete. Until then, capacity will stay around 53,000 for big games like the upcoming clashes with Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle in December and against Chelsea next year.
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