Premier League club planning to 'abandon' current stadium for new 50,000-seat ground
A Premier League club is planning to 'abandon' their current stadium for a brand new 50,000-seater.
Everton will wave goodbye to the iconic Goodison Park for their new home at Bramley-Moore Dock, which is set to open in the summer of 2025.
And Nottingham Forest hope to join Everton in moving into a new stadium as they harbour of ambitions of a 50,000-capacity stadium.
Forest claim owner Evangelos Marinakis has the funds to move ahead with infrastructure projects for a stadium and a training ground.
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Speaking to The Athletic, Forest chairman Tom Cartledge said: "Mr. Marinakis is incredibly ambitious. If we did something with those two things together - the training ground and the stadium - you do that only once.
"When it comes to these big decisions, he takes an enormous amount of pride and responsibility in getting it right."
One area that has been discussed is Toton - six miles south west of the city centre.
On plans to move away from the City Ground, Cartledge added: "That (Toton) is one of several potential spots.
"It’s not as easy as to say, ‘Here’s a piece of land, go and build a stadium’. There are highways, transport and connectivity issues. But it’s fair to say we are progressing due diligence on different sites."
Talks of a new stadium have materialised following a dispute over the City Ground, where they are embroiled in a standoff with Nottingham City Council, which owns the land where the team play.
“The club continue to be frustrated," explained Cartledge.
"Neither the leader of the council, the CEO nor any of the commissioners appointed by central government have reached out to the club.
"Nobody is knocking on the door. Nobody is trying to start the relationship again and say, 'How do we find a way?'
"And in the meantime, other councils and landowners are providing opportunities that we have to consider."
Forest's current ground holds 30,455 fans, which has been their home since 1898.
Topics: Nottingham Forest, Football
Nasir Jabbar