Is that it? Mehhh.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/23/everton-waterfront-bramley-moore-dock-merseyside-stadium?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherEverton have cleared the first hurdle in their attempt to build a new stadium on Liverpool’s waterfront by agreeing a deal to purchase land at Bramley Moore dock.
The Merseyside club have reached a financial agreement with Peel Holdings, the landowner, for their preferred location for a new home after 125 years at Goodison Park. No details of the deal with Peel have been disclosed, or about how Liverpool City Council will help facilitate the construction of a state-of-the-art stadium on north Liverpool docks. An announcement is expected on Thursday, following a council meeting.
Peel Holdings initially gave Everton a ball-park figure of £30m for the site, which forms part of a £5.5bn regeneration project the company has planned and called Liverpool Waters. The final price is expected to be lower, with Everton only acquiring the land once funding for the stadium is in place.
Confirmation that Everton have a deal in place for Bramley Moore – the club had also looked at relocating to Croxteth –will represent a significant step forward but the process remains a long way from completion. Farhad Moshiri, the club’s major shareholder who has pursued the more complicated and expensive option of moving to the banks of the Mersey, has still to acquire funding for the stadium and planning permission will also be needed before Everton can leave Goodison.
The Premier League club have overseen three failed stadium projects since the turn of the millennium – King’s Dock, Kirkby and Walton Hall park – but the arrival of Moshiri last February gave their intentions fresh impetus and financial support.
Liverpool’s mayor, Joe Anderson, is expected to confirm the deal with Peel and the extent of the council’s involvement after Thursday’s meeting.