Everton chairman open to idea of ground-sharing with Liverpool
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has revealed that he would be willing to discuss the possibility of sharing a ground with Liverpool after discovering that the Anfield club was keen on the idea.
A potential ground-share agreement has been in the works for some time, with financial benefits to both clubs. Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish said that the most likely scenario would see a third party build the stadium, with the clubs becoming tenants and
paying a rent for its use.
After reading of Dalglish’s comments, Kenwright said that he would be open to entering into talks with chiefs at Liverpool.
"In the past Liverpool have always been opposed, so I am intrigued about what Kenny Dalglish has had to say about ground sharing. It is more than likely we would sit down and have a descent discussion about ground sharing in Stanley Park with Liverpool.”
Dalglish had told The Daily Mail that, "It's probably true that more people are becoming sympathetic to a ground-share with Everton, if a third party came forward able to build it, with the two clubs renting. Again, it is not the ideal situation-that
would be to keep the two clubs in two separate stadiums with vibrant atmospheres of their own. I don't know if it will ever happen but maybe you need a few people to sit down and say that, although it's not what they want in a perfect world, it's worth looking
at.”
Should the English Football Association be successful in its bid to bring either the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup to the country, it is likely that a stadium at Stanley Park in Liverpool would be one of the venues, and that would definitely help push any
shared ground project forward.
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