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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Exclusive by Robert Kitson

Wasps plan new ‘Wasps Nest Stadium’ and return to Premiership by 2025-26

The players tunnel  at the Coventry Building Society Arena
Wasps played at the Coventry Building Society Arena until their financial collapse last autumn. Photograph: Phil Mingo/PPAUK/Shutterstock

Wasps are seeking funding for a new 24,000-capacity stadium development and are targeting a projected return to the top flight for the 2025‑26 season as part of an ambitious rebuilding plan after the club’s financial collapse last autumn, which led to their ejection from the Premiership.

The club’s vision, as outlined in documents seen by the Guardian, involves a permanent home in the M40 corridor to be known as Wasps Nest Stadium. The proposed complex, which is intended to be fully operational by 2027-28, would include a hotel, conference facilities and community leisure opportunities, with work potentially commencing in 2025 subject to planning and other permissions.

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