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birmingham city have unveiled ambitious plans for a new 62,000-seat stadium, with the project valued at a staggering £2.5 billion, with the aim of taking the club and city to “greatness”.
Second-tier English football club, which counts among the NFL stars tom brady As a minority shareholder and with American financier Tom Wagner as chairman, he said the venue would be the “beating heart” of Birmingham.
The proposed “Birmingham City Powerhouse Stadium”, featuring 12 giant chimneys, is scheduled for Bordesley Park, east Birmingham, with completion targeted for the 2030–31 season.
Wagner, speaking at the unveiling, declared: “Together we are taking the city and the club to greatness,” adding that it would be “a symbol of excellence for Birmingham on the global stage”.
The stadium cost £1.2 billion, with the remaining funds allocated to essential infrastructure upgrades.
A promotional video showcasing this approach featured Brady and former Birmingham City players Jude BellinghamWho simply responded “wow” to the designs. Brady said fans are “ready to explode” and predicted the stadium would attract “the biggest music stars”.
Currently competing in the second tier of English football, the plans underline the owners’ significant ambitions for the club, who last played in the Premier League in 2011, the same year they defeated Arsenal in the final to lift the League Cup – one of only two major trophies in Birmingham’s 150-year history.
Birmingham won promotion from League One last season after being relegated the previous year, and they are 11th in the Championship table after taking 21 points from the opening 15 games of the current campaign.
They are just four points off the play-off places and will look to reduce the gap when they host Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.
The design of the stadium is a collaboration between Heatherwick Studio and Manica Architecture.