The club’s owners, 49ers Enterprises, want to increase the capacity of Elland Road from its current 37,645 to around 53,000, a plan that would drive matchday revenues forward considerably and go a long way to satisfying the pent-up demand for season tickets that exists, with the current waiting list sitting at around 26,000.

Leeds United have revealed plans and images for a proposed expansion of the club’s Elland Road Stadium.Last week, Leeds City Council’s Executive Board unanimously agreed the regeneration project

The first recommendation agreed to negotiate the sale of council-owned land behind the stadium’s Don Revie and John Charles stands to the club for the purpose of stadium expansion. United would, in theory, buy the land from the council at an independently valued rate that reflects the wider market.