Swansea FC to expand Liberty Stadium

Swansea City FC is surveying its supporters to determine demand for tickets as they seek to expand their home at Liberty Stadium.

Proposals to increase stadium capacity to around 32,500 are due to be presented to Swansea council early next year, the BBC has reported.

The club says satisfying demand for tickets has been virtually impossible since the team entered the Premier League last season.

Earlier this year, Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins revealed the club was in preliminary talks with the council to expand the east, south and north stands.

He said the expansion would be built in a phased approach and funded by the club, which last month revealed it was set to make a profit of £14.6m in its first season in the Premier League.

The club is currently seventh in the competition, ahead of big names like Arsenal and Liverpool.

The Ospreys rugby team also uses the stadium.