Liverpool’s Mayor Joe Anderson is confident Everton will have a new stadium within three years.
Anderson’s comments followed the news that plans for a new stadium for Everton on Walton Hall Park have been abandoned.
Mayor Anderson said on BBC Radio Merseyside: “I’m confident the new stadium will be up and running in three years time.
“I think there is a real acceptance by them and I’m pretty confident that within three years there will be a new stadium for Everton football club in Liverpool.”