Liverpool’s expansion of the Anfield Road end of their stadium has been delayed until 2024.
The new Anfield Road stand was expected to be fully operational by the start of the season, only for that to be pushed back with the upper tier then scheduled to open in stages during the first half of the campaign.
Liverpool have since ran into major issues with the initial contractors the Buckingham Group, who went into administration in August, which resulted in them finding new contractors in the form of Rayner Rowen Construction.
But the Anfield Road upper tier will remain closed until the New Year – with the club unsure as to when the £80million redevelopment will finally be completed.
Liverpool have monitored the progress after every three home games, as they have tried to determine a set date when supporters will be given access to the new development.
Anfield will remain at a reduced capacity for the rest of the calendar year, as work continues on the upper tier and the lower tier will remain open – as it has done for the season so far.
Liverpool FC chief executive officer Billy Hogan said: “Over the course of the last few days it has become clear that in order to complete a thorough assessment of that project completion timeline, it’s going to take longer than really we first thought.
