BIRMINGHAM CITY have released footage of what the replacement stadium for St. Andrews could look like.
The Championship side is planning on constructing a £2-3BILLION state-of-the-art ground by the 2029/30 season.
The Blues could then leave their spiritual home of St. Andrews, which has hosted the club since 1906.
The planned new “spaceship” stadium is proposed to boost the capacity from 29,409 to a huge 62,000.
This would make it the eighth-largest stadium in England, 850 seats under the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and slightly more than Anfield, which has 61,276 seats.
The huge structure appears to have a blue wrap around it with the word “BLUES” installed multiple times.
However, Birmingham have admitted that the final design is still “subject to change”.
Head of infrastructure Nick Smith gave an update on the potential designs for the new stadium.
He revealed that there are now just five different architectural companies in the running to land the contract.
The process is hoped to be finished by September, with the appointment of the architect to be decided in October.
The new stadium could be a venue suitable for large scale non-football events.
Taylor Swift concerts and NFL fixtures in Birmingham could become a possibility in the future.
This would certainly please investor and NFL legend Tom Brady.
Meanwhile, Smith has also revealed some of the changes to the existing stadium for the 2025/26 Championship campaign.
In the video, there is a section dedicated to the new Trevor Francis statue that has been erected outside St. Andrews.
The whole statue is 4.2metres tall and the model of Francis is 2.2m and is designed to be “impressive”.
The club has also renovated the hospitality section which has involved replacing fixed furniture with loose furniture.
Carpet has also been added to give it a more “premium” feel for the fans who use it.
Facilities behind the scenes have also been added, such as female referee changing rooms.
The medical facility has also been upgraded, which can help players if any trauma injuries require stabilisation.
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