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Arsenal are actively exploring ways to increase the capacity of the Emirates Stadium, with chief executive Richard Garlick providing an update on the club's long-term plans.
The Gunners are also considering how they can make better use of the existing structure, with Garlick stressing that any major project would need to make financial sense.
Richard Garlick provides latest on future Emirates Stadium plans
The Arsenal CEO confirmed the club is looking at options to increase the capacity of the Emirates Stadium, while also assessing how its current infrastructure could be optimised.
The 60,000-plus capacity stadium opened in 2006 and is now approaching its 20th anniversary, with the Premier League champions increasingly looking at how they can improve their home following the club's return to the top of English football.
Garlick told BBC Sport that the club wants to “build on every front to take Arsenal right to the top” before providing an update on the Emirates.
“We are looking at what the options are around, not only increasing capacity, but what we can do in terms of optimising the current structures,” he said.
“It is 20 years since the Emirates was built and it's something we would look at on a season-by-season basis. It needs to make business sense, if there's a good business case for doing it, but we're currently actively exploring those opportunities.”
Arsenal have already begun making changes to the stadium ahead of the 2026/27 campaign, including the introduction of safe standing in the Clock End lower tier.
Standing rails will also be introduced in the North Bank lower tier from 2027/28, with around 13,500 supporters expected to have access to licensed standing areas once the work is complete.
The club's recently renewed partnership with Emirates also runs through to 2033 and includes the stadium naming rights, providing further long-term commercial stability.
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With demand for Arsenal tickets remaining enormous, increasing capacity would make obvious sense if the club can find a financially viable way of doing so.
The Emirates is already one of England's biggest stadiums, but even a relatively modest expansion could give thousands more supporters the chance to watch the champions while generating another significant revenue stream.