Newcastle stadium update as chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan flies in to make final decision on St James’ Park
YASIR AL-RUMAYYAN has flown into Newcastle to make the final decision on the club’s stadium.
The Magpies are assessing their options over whether to redevelop the iconic ground or move to a new stadium.
The site for the potential new ground would not be far away and would overlap the current ground’s Leazes and Milburn Stands.
The rest of it would stand over what is currently part of Leazes Park.
It has been claimed that it would boast a capacity of 70,000 while a redeveloped St James’ Park would rise to 60,000.
The Telegraph has reported that the chairman was in a meeting on Monday over the plans.
It has claimed that the move to a new stadium has been presented to Al-Rumayyan.
The report suggests that the new-build is the “preferred option” with the “benefits being explained” to him.
However, it is not expected that a final decision is yet to be made.
Earlier this month it was hoped that Newcastle could continue to play at St James’ Park while work takes place.
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A temporary relocation has not been ruled out, but a groundshare with arch-rivals is out of the question.
The most realistic option would be to play at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, around 120 miles away and in Scotland.
A suggested completion date if building a new stadium was chosen would be ahead of the 2031-32 season.
If the new stadium is built and is the suggested capacity of 70,000 then it would be one of the biggest in the country.
It would be the second-biggest club football stadium in the country only behind Manchester United’s Old Trafford.
A new-build would see the Magpies follow a similar path to Tottenham, who build on owned land adjacent to their former ground.
Toon have been playing at their home stadium since 1892, with the 52,000-seater located at the heart of town.