Villarreal to redevelop El Madrigal

Sunday 20th February 2022

Villarreal are to invest €20m in updating their El Madrigal stadium.

The La Liga outfit become the latest club to announce stadium improvement works after the investment in the league by global investment company CVC Capital Partners.

The plans will see no increase in the current 23,500 capacity, with Villarreal instead using the money to ensure that all seats in the stadium are covered by the roof. A number of other improvements will be focused around giving fans a more comfortable experience when they attend matches.

Work is expected to start before the end of the season and be completed by the end of the year. It is expected that Villarreal will need to play away from the stadium during this period, with Levante's Ciutat de Valencia a possible option. Playing in Valencia would result in an 80-mile round trip for fans to attend home matches whilst the work is underway.