Everton’s majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has suggested that the English Premier League football club has made a decision on the location of its new stadium.
Moshiri visited two possible stadium sites last month, at Bramley Moore Dock in the centre of Liverpool and at Stonebridge Cross in Croxteth. The club is looking to move on from its ageing home, 40,000-seat Goodison Park (pictured).
In an interview with radio station talkSPORT, Moshiri said: “The fans must know we have done the hard bit. We have paid the debts. We are free to do what we want. We have the finances.
“I went to Liverpool… I visited the sites with the Mayor (Joe Anderson). The club has taken soundings from fans. In our mind, we know where we want to go. We are committed.
“I can reassure the fans that they will have a stadium that rewards their loyalty and their passion. That is a key aim.”
Moshiri insisted that playing games in a larger stadium will boost Everton’s commercial outlook, as well as the club’s long-term fortunes on the pitch.
“The way to compete is to build a big stadium, to increase our merchandising and commercial income. That is what we will do.”
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