Dec 21 2005

By Tony Barratt, Liverpool Echo

EVERTON could be ready to quit Goodison Park for a new stadium.

Chief executive Keith Wyness has had talks with financial experts about funding a 50,000-capacity stadium costing around £125m.

A decision could be made as early as the New Year and a potential location for the proposed new ground has already been indentified.

The club would say only that the location was about two miles from Goodison Park.

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The Everton board has been considering options since the collapse of the Kings Dock project in February 2003.

The choices are:

* Moving to a new stadium

* Sharing a stadium

* Redeveloping Goodison.

Mr Wyness said: "All three options are still available."

A shared stadium with Liverpool has been on the agenda for the past few years, backed by the Northwest Development Agency and Liverpool's new council leader Warren Bradley.

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