Liverpool could be forced to scrap new stadium development plans amid a dispute over deadlines with the local council, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Merseyside club are stuck in limbo as they are neither able to build a new stadium nor increase the capacity at Anfield.
Rigid and unsympathetic deadlines set by the local council are to blame for Liverpool’s failure to expand their current home.
Angry supporters’ groups are claiming the council are taking the stance in an attempt to force a ground-share between the club and local rivals Everton.
Liverpool City Council leader Joe Anderson has been forced to deny suggestions he is refusing permission to extend the Anfield capacity because he is an Everton fan.
Liverpool’s owners – Fenway Sports Group – were hoping to either re-develop Anfield or build a new stadium in Stanley Park, which is between their current ground and Everton’s stadium, Goodison Park.
The council is threatening to derail their plans, however, by saying the lease for the parkland runs out soon and that they must make a decision by September or force being stuck in an under-45,000 capacity stadium.
The owners were hoping stadium naming-rights deals would help finance the development but it appears there is now not sufficient time to implement those plans, leaving everything up in the air.
Liverpool’s current match day revenue is reportedly £3 million less than rivals Manchester United’s, because of their far superior capacity and a greater number of corporate seats.
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