Liverpool FC

Liverpool set Anfield Road completion target

Liverpool hope to complete the Anfield Road End’s expansion by summer 2022.

Wednesday marks the second stage of the Reds’ public consultation to redevelop the stand and is set to run until Monday, February 24.

Revised plans will see Anfield Road remain open to public following the first survey, which saw 800 local residents express their views on the expansion.

Capacity of the stadium is set to exceed 61,000 with the new stand set to incorporate 16,000 seats with 1,800 earmarked for corporate hospitality.

The possibility of the structure being converted to safe standing has not been discounted with current legislation being challenged on the subject.

Anfield officials have set a provisional completion date to coincide with the stand being fully operational from the start of the 2022/23 campaign.

Andy Hughes, Liverpool’s chief operating officer, said: “Planning is a really big hurdle for us and we’ll be working really heavily on that through the next four, five, six months.

“Ultimately, the finances need to make sense in terms of the build cost when we finally understand that and the schedule.

“I think it’s a bit early to say it’s definitely summer 2022 but, assuming everything goes to plan and there are no major hurdles on the way, then that is our target date.

“The whole team have gained a huge amount of experience working on the Main Stand. A lot of the advisors we’re using and our internal team all worked on the Main Stand project.

“I’m hoping this will be a little simpler but it does help.”