Overview

• Reports indicate the 40,500-seat proposal has been halted by Senate concerns over the club's traffic concept for the area.
• Union is developing an alternative that would increase capacity to roughly 34,000 as a potential compromise.
• Club communications chief Christian Arbeit said the coverage is not baseless, while an official Senate statement is still pending.
• The stadium currently holds 22,012 spectators and matchdays already strain local transport despite a proposed shuttle-bus plan.
• President Dirk Zingler is expected to address the issue next week, with any impact on the end-2027 target still unclear.