Manchester City are set to overtake Arsenal in terms of stadium capacity after announcing plans to expand the Etihad Stadium in the near future. The club have claimed there will be an additional 6,600 seats added to the current layout, taking the grand total to a potential 61,000.
That could come as a financial boost to the current Premier League champions when it comes to their revenues across all competitions. Boosting those revenue streams are the best ways for clubs to compete in spending more money, with City's matchday income for 2021/22 sitting at £54.5million.
Compare that to Arsenal in the same period, who managed to post income of £79.4million, a considerable advantage on their rivals considering that included no European competition either. The expansion to the Etihad will take the stadium capacity to above that of the Emirates Stadium, offering the potential for better matchday income.
