Tashkent, Jan. 15 -- USM, owned by Alisher Usmanov, bought the rights to the name of the stadium of the English football club "Everton" (Liverpool). This was reported by the official website of the team.

The deal costs the company $39 million. The club's management plans to build a new arena by 2023. The cost of construction with a capacity of 52 thousand people will be $651 million.

The exact name of the future stadium is not yet known, but in an interview with The Financial Times, Usmanov said: "They are going to build a new stadium. Why not USM Arena? I plan to invest in this club."

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from UzReport....