BIRMINGHAM City have confirmed plans to build a 60,000-seater "coliseum" as their new stadium.
The new ground will be fitted with a retractable pitch - mirroring Tottenham’s hi-tech idea.
Club CEO Jeremy Dale outlined the incredible plan for the super stadium in the club’s 2024/25 annual review, with the ground set to form the centre-piece of plans to develop a multi-billion pound Sports Quarter in the east of the city.
Blues owner Tom Wagner and NFL great Tom Brady, a minority shareholder in the club, hope the plans will help them in their path to becoming one of the Premier League's big boys.
Dale said: "The centrepiece of this £3billion project is a 60,000-seat multi-purpose stadium, the like of which will not have been seen before.
“The world’s leading architects are competing for the contract to design the stadium, which will include a retractable pitch, to allow non-sporting events like concerts to take place.
“The vision is that it will become an iconic ‘sporting coliseum’, respectful of local heritage, and provide an all-year location for sport, culture, leisure, entertainment, retail and education.
“We have been on this for a year, with 75 consultants working on the project already, the master plan and business plan. It is super exciting.”
Plans for the Sports Quarter will be submitted in 2026, and if all goes well the club are hoping to have spades in the ground in 2028.
With plans to play a range of sports in the new ground, the club agreed to use a similar plan to Tottenham to allow them to use two surfaces.
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Tottenham successfully host NFL games on an artificial pitch, which slides into place. It is wheeled in in three sections, on palates moved by 168 wheels.
Birmingham’s plan could see them rival Spurs to host NFL games in the future.
Tottenham’s retractable pitch is made up of three sections, with each weighing in at 3,000-tonnes.
It has 33 turf trays on, fitted in a seamless join between segments.
The process is automatic, meaning the groundsman can call in the pitch with the touch of a button.
Birmingham were promoted back to the Championship at the first time of asking last season, finishing top of League One with a record points total of 111.
They got pre-season off to a fine start, beating LaLiga side Seville 3-1.