Arsenal considers new stadium upgrade

The Kroenke family which assumed full control of north London-based Arsenal in 2018 has said that the club has started discussions about upgrading the 60,000-seat stadium which the club moved to in 2006.

Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in north London. Photo: Adobe Stock

In a TV interview, Arsenal co-chair, Josh Kroenke, son of the club’s billionaire owner Stan Kroenke, said that there have been ‘internal discussions’ about renovations to the stadium.

Speaking to cable sports channel ESPN, Kroenke said: “It would be premature to talk about any plans in depth, but the internal conversations are starting to occur about [the stadium].

“It is not an easy renovation, but we see the possibilities of what’s there.”

The club has already upgraded some of the facilities in its HQ since it moved to the Emirates from Highbury in 2006, including repairing the roof and replacing the giant screens inside the ground.

But fans will be hoping for further upgrades – especially expanding the Emirates beyond its 60,000-seater capacity due to the huge demand for tickets.

The Kroenke family also owns American football team the Los Angeles Rams, US basketball team the Denver Nuggets, US ice hockey team the Colorado Avalanche, US soccer team the Colorado Rapids, US lacrosse team the Colorado Mammoth, US esports team the Los Angeles Gladiators, and Call of Duty team the Los Angeles Guerillas.

In 2016 Kroenke controversially moved the St Louis Rams to Los Angeles after purchasing 60 acres of land adjacent to the Forum in Inglewood California.

The family is one of the richest in the world. Stan Kroenke is married to Walmart heiress Ann Walton.