‘Looks class’ – Three-time English champs release incredible video as they prepare to build one of UK’s biggest stadiums
LEEDS have released a video showcasing their plans for Elland Road’s redevelopment.
The Yorkshire outfit, who secured their promotion back to the Premier League last week, announced that they had been given the green light by Leeds City Council to expand their home ground.
Elland Road currently houses 37,645, but the new plans will see it become the one of the biggest stadia in the UK.
It will go above Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium as the fifth largest ground in the country, and a planning application is set to be submitted later this year.
Leeds announced on their website that the estimated final capacity of Elland Road would be 56,500, and plans will include the “revitalisation of the West and North Stands, along with changes to the South Stand”.
Fans on social media loved the plans, with one taking to X to say: “This looks class tbf,”, while another said it was “the best they could possibly have [sic] done”.
Others described the Whites’ mock-up as “f***ing beautiful” and “sexy”.
Leeds, the three-time champions of England, will be back in the top tier next term after Daniel Farke guided them back to the big time at the second time of asking.
They put last season’s play-off final heartbreak behind them to seal promotion with two games to spare after Sheffield United were beaten by Burnley, who will also join Farke’s side back in the Premier League.
Leeds face play-off hopefuls Bristol City at Elland Road on Monday evening in their penultimate game of the campaign.
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A win would see them draw level with table-topping Burnley before next weekend’s finale.
Should they beat the Robins, they will leapfrog Scott Parker’s Clarets and be in the driving seat going into the final day – with the title on the line.
Leeds’ goal difference is superior to that of Burnley, despite the two being tied on points should the Whites beat Bristol City.
City, managed by Liam Manning, are the surprise package in the play-off mix, sitting fifth in the table.
A win at Leeds would cement their place in the top six, but a draw would leave them just two points clear of Coventry City, Millwall, and Blackburn Rovers on their coattails.