With double relegations and a Championship title under their belts sandwiched in between, certain Leicester City matters have gone under the radar in the last while. But not here. We strive to bring you the stories and insight for even the situations going unnoticed. Not to mention speaking on forgotten scenarios and issues. Therefore King Power Stadium, and the club's intentions to grow and increase capacity, should be looked at again.
Thankfully the chief finance expert at EFL Analysis, Adam Williams, has made several revelations regards the Foxes home base. Big things are planned in Leicestershire, and that includes growing everything about the organisation. The Srivaddhanaprabha family, who own and operate LCFC, have grand designs.
It is said that the ownership would, ultimately, like to see profit on their investment one day. Expanding the potential for gate receipts is obviously one way to do that, or at least begin. Heading back to the Premier League is the ultimate aspiration. So The King Power International Group, headed by Aiyawatt 'Khun Top' Srivaddhanaprabha, must invest more heavily in the squad to realise their aim. First of all, we do now have a rough idea of when the East Midlands side are expected to begin the long-awaited ground expansion.
When Leicester City are expected to begin stadium expansion
City may not fill their new quota of spectators without English top flight status. Nevertheless, KPS work is still on the agenda, in spite of 'a lack of communication'.
Williams says construction 'must begin sooner rather than later'. This is due to planning permission being valid until December 2027. The expert consequently believes the King Power enlargement to start in 2026.
"The latest on the stadium expansion and redevelopment as far as I’m aware is that it’s not going to start until at least 2026. The club has got planning permission for Leicester City Council, which is valid until December 2027, so work would need to start before then unless they reapply for planning permission thereafter,” explained Williams."
However, no specific date was offered. This is clearly only a forecast. With the owners' apparent financial problems, they might even allow the permit to run out then eventually reapply, Williams claims.