Manchester City has submitted a planning application for a Ksh 50.2 billion expansion of Etihad Stadium.
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A consultation with fans and the local community want the club to increase the current capacity of 53,400 to 60,000 by expanding the North Stand.
However, the Proposals include a sky bar overlooking the pitch and a stadium roof walk experience.
On the list are a 3,000-capacity fan zone, a new club shop and museum, and a 400-bed hotel have also been proposed in the application to Manchester City Council.
The club says the project, which would take three years to complete, would create a “best-in-class fan experience and year-round entertainment and leisure destination”.
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City says the proposals represent more investment into east Manchester and could create 2,600 jobs, with priority for people from Greater Manchester.
There are also plans for new office spaces for businesses that want to work in collaboration with the club and their partners.
In August, City announced discussions were in a primary phase to expand the two-tier North Stand to three tiers, but their planning application proposes to expand the single upper tier above the existing lower tier.
“Over several months we have been developing concepts and designs for a best-in-class fan experience and year-round entertainment and leisure destination at the Etihad Stadium and are delighted to have now submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council,” said the City’s managing director of operations Danny Wilson
“As with all club developments, ensuring our local community benefit is a key priority and we believe these proposals will deliver long-term economic and social opportunities, building on the regeneration work delivered in East Manchester by City Football Group since 2008.”
Since an Abu-Dhabi-backed takeover 15 years ago, the area around Etihad has been transformed.
The Etihad Campus, which comprises the club’s training ground and office headquarters, opened in 2012 and a previous expansion of Etihad’s south stand was completed in 2015.
The Etihad was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has been home to the Premier League champions since 2003.
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An expansion in 2015 added 6,000 seats and the ground currently has the fifth-largest capacity of Premier League stadiums.
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Last week, the Etihad was included on the list of 10 stadia which would host matches if the UK and Ireland’s joint bid for organising Euro 2028 is successful, with the bid quoting a planned new capacity of 61,000.
