Liverpool have taken tentative steps towards expanding Anfield’s capacity further.
A two-year redevelopment of the Main Stand, completed earlier this season, saw the Reds’ home attendances surpass 50,000 for the first time in almost 40 years.
Fenway Sports Group are now assessing the feasibility of renovating the Anfield Road stand which would see the stadium able to cater for up to 60,000 supporters.
The club’s American owners had previously secured outline planning permission in place with Liverpool City Council for the project until summer 2019.
Corporate revenues are likely to be on a significantly smaller scale to those which helped recoup the Main Stand’s building through match day hospitality packages.
Built in 1998, the current Anfield Road stand, which also houses away fans, can hold 9,000 but has been met with regular complaints about its restricted views.
Liverpool have regularly warned of the obstacles in refurbishing the two-tiered structure.
Last October, erstwhile CEO Ian Ayre revealed that building costs could reach as high as £70 million, which would take ‘approximately 15 years to pay back’.
Operations director Andrew Parkinson admitted in February that the Main Stand’s commercial success would be a significant factor in the Anfield Road’s expansion.
FSG’s principal owner John W Henry alluded to the ongoing dispute over ticket prices potentially forcing their hand in redeveloping Liverpool’s stadium further.
Plans to increase The Kop’s capacity by an additional 470 seats will be undertaken this summer as part of improved accessibility changes