2023-04-18 13:45:29
The stadium will have a capacity for 60,000 spectators and will have a museum and a hotel on the premises
He Manchester City has submitted an application to City hall of the English city to expand the ability of the Etihad Stadium To over 60,000 spectatorsas well as adding a hotel, a museum and other facilities to the compound, according to a statement.
The proposal includes installations of all kinds integrated into the stadium and connected to each other. Thus, the expansion of the ‘citizen’ fief would focus on a north stand with a new upper level, on the lower one that already exists. This would mean increasing the capacity of the venue “to more than 60,000” spectators. “A ‘sky bar with’ views of the field would be created on the new upper tribune,” the club also reported.
Among the improvements to the stadium, the entity has also proposed the creation in the city square of a covered ‘fan zone’ with a capacity for 3,000 people and other food and drink outlets, as well as a new club store, a museum and a hotel with 400 beds, according to the statement.
While the hotel and the points of food and drink establishments would be located to the left of the complex, the right side would house the rest of the facilities. Both sides of the stadium will have LED screens up to four stories high.
About 2,600 jobs
The club’s proposal would involve an investment of more than 340 million euros, in a construction project of up to three years and that would offer 2,600 jobs in the eastern area of Manchester.
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Manchester City’s general director of operations, Danny Wilson, said that they have been working on different “concepts” for “several months” to achieve “the best experience for the fans.” “We want to make the Etihad Stadium a year-round entertainment and leisure destination and we are delighted to have submitted a planning application to the City Council,” he commented.
It is currently the fifth largest stadium in the Premier, with a capacity for 53,000 spectators, after Old Trafford, London Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Emirates Stadium.
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