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Major Newcastle stadium update with club leaning towards new £1.6billion venue that would overlap St James’ Park
The Toon could alternatively look to drastically change one iconic stand
NEWCASTLE chiefs are edging towards building a new £1.2billion stadium, according to reports.
Toon bosses want to either expand or leave their traditional St James' Park home.
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Board members have been exploring the possibility of departing St James' Park for a new stadium.
According to the , Newcastle's new stadium would overlap the current ground's Leazes and Milburn Stands.
The rest of it would stand over what is currently part of Leazes Park.
One stumbling block could be that Leazes Park is a protected Victorian-era green space.
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Club bosses hope that by only needing a small portion of the park, and by building new green space nearby, members of the public and council could be persuaded.
The new stadium would hold just under 70,000 supporters.
This would make it the second-biggest club football stadium in the country.
In building their new stadium, Newcastle would likely opt for a similar path followed by Tottenham, who also built adjacent to their former home on land they already owned.
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The road that currently runs behind the Milburn Stand would not be altered by new plans.
But the car park by the current Leazes Stand would need to be demolished.
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It's hoped that Newcastle could continue playing at St James' Park after work was to get underway.
A temporary relocation is not out of the question, although they would not groundshare with rivals Sunderland.
The most realistic option would be to play at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, around 120 miles away.
Newcastle would hope to have a possible new stadium finished in time for the 2031-32 season.
Despite leaning towards building a new ground, no decision has yet been made.
The Newcastle board will eventually present their final preference to the club's Saudi owners, who will have the ultimate say.
Rather than building a whole new stadium, the Toon could still opt to renovate the Gallowgate End.
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This could still take the overall capacity to in excess of 60,000, while likely being a much quicker job than a total rebuild.
No decision has yet been made and all avenues are still being explored.
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