Ground sharing with Liverpool is a possibility, admits Everton chief
EVERTON chief executive Robert Elstone says the club would be willing to ground share with rivals Liverpool after plans for a new £400m stadium development at Kirkby were rejected.
The Toffees had hoped to join forces with Tesco to build a new 50,000-seater stadium and shopping complex, but the idea was quashed by Communities and Local Government Secretary John Denham.
It has now opened up the possibility of the Merseyside pair agreeing to share a ground with Liverpool’s plans to build a new stadium at Stanley Park being hit by financial problems.
Indeed, Elstone admitted: “It’s certainly one of the options that we will need to cover. A shared stadium is perhaps an option if it’s affordable.”