Ambitious new plans for the Anfield Road End are ‘under active consideration’ by Liverpool.
The European champions already have outline planning to extend the stadium’s capacity by an additional 4,000 seats which expires at the end of September.
Tom Werner insisted in July that the Reds had yet to make a final decision on whether to follow through with the existing permission before the deadline.
But Liverpool confirmed in a statement on Thursday that they will abandon the current plans in favour of a design which will see Anfield hold over 60,000 seats.
An increased demand for tickets to see Jurgen Klopp’s side play is understood to have driven the decision to allow the existing planning permission to lapse.
Andy Hughes, Liverpool’s chief operating officer, said: “The progress that has been made during ongoing feasibility studies has resulted in us being in a position to allow the outline planning permission to lapse.
“We are committed to working with local residents, planning officials and others as we now focus on the detail behind any proposed redevelopment for Anfield Road.
“Throughout this process we have been clear that our objective is to find the best possible solution for Anfield Road and that remains the case.”
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group previously oversaw the expansion of Anfield’s capacity to 54,074 with the redevelopment of the Main Stand in 2016.
The existing Anfield Road End was built in 1998 and holds 9,074 but has been beset by a number of visibility issues, particularly in the stand’s lower tiers.