Monday, 1 January 2018

Everton’s new stadium costs ‘escalate significantly’ with 2022 target now set

• Club say Bramley Moore dock plan will cost ‘significantly more’ than £300m
• ‘Ambitious capacity’ set to be a big increase on Goodison Park’s 39,572

Everton have confirmed the costs of their proposed stadium at Bramley Moore dock have “escalated significantly” and they now intend to move for the start of the 2022-23 season.

The club last month agreed a 200-year lease on the waterfront site with the owners Peel Land and Property Limited, conditional on planning consent and securing funding for the construction. Funding and planning permission are expected to be in place in early 2018, along with publication of the stadium designs by Meis Architects, but Everton will have to borrow significantly more than the initial £300m projected costs of their new home.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2ElqnKd

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