Henry excited to begin Anfield expansion

In a recent interview with BBC Sport, Henry announced that the proposed expansion of the existing stadium is set to begin soon, with drawings set to be released to the public in the coming weeks. Henry has said that he is looking forward to the renovation which will eventually increases Anfield’s capacity to 58,800 seats.

He said: “We’ll be releasing some drawings in the next few weeks. We’re excited about what we’ve seen and the design that we have.

The upgrade will be completed in 2 phases. Phase 1 will see the Main Stand increased to a three tiered, 20,000 seat stand taking the capacity to 54,000 while also making it the biggest stand in the stadium. Phase 2 expand upon the Anfield Road End to bring the total capacity to over 58,000 spectators.

Although admitting that this will be a costly and technically difficult challenge, The Reds owner insisted that he has the funds and the motivation to improved both Anfield and the club’s image across the world as Liverpool set themselves up to be back amongst the world’s elite football clubs.

He went on to say, “If you’re moving from 45,000 seats to 60,000 seats you’ve got to rebuild the first 45,000 seats, so it’s incredibly expensive.

“It’s challenging but it’s also rewarding and we’ll get it done.”

He finished by stating that Brendan Rodger’s team have exceeded his expectations for the season and that they are already ahead of the schedule set out when Rodgers took over as club manager. The stadium upgrade had been planned to coincide with a re-building of the squad and an effort to get the team into the Champions League. However, if the team win the league this year, they will be far ahead of schedule on the latter goal.

“We had our sights set on a top-four finish because we’re building.

“It’s a challenge with the way the league is structured, so if we were fortunate enough to win this year, I would say we’re ahead of schedule.”, he concluded.





