Everton new stadium: Carlo Ancelotti 'tour' truth as major announcements made

Everton are about to go into the month in which the new stadium is set to be officially handed over to the club following a three-and-a-half-year build by contractors Laing O’Rourke and the Blues’ future home on the Mersey waterfront has been a hive of activity. Here is a round-up of stories relating to the development at Bramley-Moore Dock over the past week.

Carlo Ancelotti told to make Everton return as truth over new stadium tour revealed

Some True Blue hearts fluttered when Carlo Ancelotti returned to Liverpool this week and declared: “I am still an Evertonian.” And they started to beat a bit faster when a rumour spread around the city that the former Goodison Park gaffer had been given a tour of the club’s new stadium on Tuesday night.

Like the one that got away, the partner who was perhaps out of your league, but you loved and lost, it seems some still dream to be reunited with the stylish, and of course, successful 65-year-old from Reggio Emilia.

The ECHO understands that reports of Everton rolling out ‘the blue carpet’ for Ancelotti and taking him on a tour of their 52,888 capacity future home are wide of the mark, though. A senior club official said: “We think he might have walked down from the Titanic and had a look under his own steam... but to my knowledge, he definitely did not have an official tour.”

• Click here for the full article

READ MORE: Farhad Moshiri makes £451m Everton commitment but takeover timeframe remains

READ MORE: 'Sad to see' - Everton 'walking monument' had perfect response to scathing media criticism

Everton new stadium update as exclusive area announced

Everton have launched Club View, a social space at their new stadium that will offer supporters an exclusive membership to a private concourse experience and the opportunity to rub shoulders with Blues legends.

Located centrally within Level 3 of the East Stand, Club View will be the only space of its kind inside the stadium and offer access to an exclusive bar and prime elevated halfway line seating, as well as a host of additional matchday benefits.

An add-on premium experience for season ticket holders, the ECHO understands that Club View has been devised following feedback from Evertonians and follows a growing industry trends across Europe and the US with a similar package at the recently-built Co-op Live arena in Manchester.

• Click here for the full article

Everton make new stadium announcement as supporters set to 'go inside' for first time

Fans wondering where to sit at the new Everton Stadium can check out views from all around the waterfront venue after the club launched an online 3D tool. The immersive virtual model of Everton Stadium, created in partnership with Ticketmaster, means supporters can check out 360-degree views from every seating section of the Blues’ 52,888-capacity future home.

Seats at the stadium will go on sale to existing Season Ticket Members from January, and the feature, named Virtual Venue, will help Evertonians choose where they want to watch the match from. The tool also enables fans to make direct comparisons between different blocks and stands, to help further inform decision-making.

• Click here for the full article