Manchester City unveil new concept designs for 60,000 Etihad expansion

Manchester City have unveiled concept designs for a major expansion of the Etihad Stadium that will take capacity above 60,000.

The Premier League champions are working on a project to revamp the north end of their campus, which will include a hotel and extended fan park.

Central to the plans is a larger North Stand, with one larger upper tier housing an additional 7,700 seats built on the existing structure.

If that comes to fruition, it will take the Etihad in line with capacities at Tottenham, Arsenal and West Ham United in behind Old Trafford as the biggest club stadia in the country.

The club have opened up fan consultation on the plans, which will run over the next four weeks online and at different locations in the area.

A City statement read: ‘A covered City Square fan zone, with a capacity of 3,000 and a wide variety of food and drink outlets, new club shop, museum and hotel, are all proposed in order to offer a broader range of dynamic matchday and non-matchday activities.’

The construction work, subject to planning permission, would take three years to complete.

A new music venue, the Co-op Live arena, is currently being built next to the stadium and is expected to open in December as City aim to create an ‘entertainment centre’.

‘Matchday travel measures are currently being explored with partners from across the city, with a view to enhancing existing services,’ City added.

‘Alongside this, the Club is developing alternative methods for fans to travel to and from the stadium as part of its wider sustainable transport strategy.’