Aberdeen estimate that over £1billion will be injected into the local economy over the next half-century should plans for a new stadium go through over the next few years in replacement of Pittodrie.
With the Dons looking to leave Pittodrie in the future, plans for a new stadium at Kingswell, to the west of the city, had been afoot for quite some time. However, COVID-19 had disrupted those plans, with a new stadium design on the beachfront revealed instead despite construction already taking place at the initial site.
As a result, the club are to stay closer to their Pittodrie home, a move which was welcomed by fans and the council. With a new stadium being touted since the turn of the century, officials of the Scottish Premiership club know they must choose the right tools for the club to start their new home in. And with new projected figures being announced, impressive could benefit those involved almost immediately.
