Newcastle stadium update as chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan flies in to make final decision on St James’ Park

YASIR AL-RUMAYYAN has flown into Newcastle to marque the last determination connected the club’s stadium.

The Magpies are assessing their options implicit whether to redevelop the iconic crushed oregon determination to a caller stadium.

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Yasir Al-Rumayyan volition marque the last determination connected St James’ Park[/caption]

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The nine are evaluating the aboriginal of their stadium[/caption]

The tract for the potential caller ground would not beryllium acold distant and would overlap the existent ground’s Leazes and Milburn Stands.

The remainder of it would basal implicit what is presently portion of Leazes Park.

It has been claimed that it would boast a capableness of 70,000 portion a redeveloped St James’ Park would emergence to 60,000.

The Telegraph has reported that the president was successful a gathering connected Monday implicit the plans.

It has claimed that the determination to a caller stadium has been presented to Al-Rumayyan.

The study suggests that the new-build is the “preferred option” with the “benefits being explained” to him.

However, it is not expected that a last determination is yet to beryllium made.

Earlier this period it was hoped that Newcastle could proceed to play astatine St James’ Park portion enactment takes place.

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A impermanent relocation has not been ruled out, but a groundshare with arch-rivals is retired of the question.

The astir realistic enactment would beryllium to play astatine Murrayfield successful Edinburgh, astir 120 miles distant and successful Scotland.

The Gallowgate End could beryllium renovated if the nine stays astatine St James’ Park

Newcastle’s caller stadium could beryllium built adjacent to the existent ground

A suggested completion day if gathering a caller stadium was chosen would beryllium up of the 2031-32 season.

If the caller stadium is built and is the suggested capableness of 70,000 past it would beryllium 1 of the biggest successful the country.

It would beryllium the second-biggest nine football stadium successful the state lone down Manchester United’s Old Trafford.

A new-build would spot the Magpies travel a akin way to Tottenham, who physique connected owned onshore adjacent to their erstwhile ground.

Toon person been playing astatine their location stadium since 1892, with the 52,000-seater located astatine the bosom of town.

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St James’ Park has been location to Newcastle since 1892[/caption]