Everton have announced that work on their new £500million stadium at the Bramley-Moore dock site in Liverpool will begin on July 26.
The club were given the all clear to build the stadium by the Government and Liverpool City Council earlier this year and now they have revealed their plans to begin work being carried out by contractors Laing O'Rourke.
The news was announced by the club the day after the unpopular decision to appoint former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez as successor to Carlo Ancelotti.
The site is based on the derelict area of the the city's northern docklands at Bramley-Moore
The first phase of construction will involve preparing the dock for the build, including repair and preservation of the Grade II listed dock wall and demolition of non-listed structures.