Aston Villa could be set for an exciting future boost amid Christian Purslow's recent reveal about improving Villa Park.
What's the story?
The Express and Star's Matt Maher delivered an insight into Villa's plans to eventually expand the capacity at their stadium, revealing what it will be dependent on in the process.
He said: "Villa have now begun exploring long-term options to improve their home ground and eventually increase capacity.
"Chief executive Christian Purslow told a recent meeting of Villa’s fans consultation group a strategy to gradually expand Villa Park over the next decade is being developed, with the waiting list for season tickets a key indicator of demand. Any increase in capacity would be dependent on a sustained run of strong results on the pitch and likely be done in three to four stages."
And in response, former Premier League goalkeeper Paddy Kenny dropped his verdict.
He said: "I’m sure the plan is to challenge for Europe. They’ve got super-rich owners and they are looking to expand the stadium so they have more money to spend in the transfer market and things like that.
"I’ve played there a few times obviously and it’s an unbelievable place to play. I’m sure if they add another 9,000 or 10,000, it will be an even more amazing place to play. It just goes to show you the bigger picture in terms of where they want to go.
"It’s been two seasons since they got promoted. They stayed up in the first year and did really well last year. I’m sure now they’ll be looking to push on from that and challenge for Europe over the next few years. This is unbelievable news for Villa fans."