Major Newcastle stadium update after Carabao Cup trophy parade with new plans drawn up to boost capacity

NEWCASTLE'S Carabao Cup glory has revved up their dreams of a huge new stadium.

‘s Saudi owners would love to build a 70,000-capacity venue adjacent to St James' Park.

Around 300,000 fans thronged the city's streets last weekendto over .

And that's put a sharp focus back on plans for moving away from St James' Park, with an overall cost of up to £3billion already mentioned.

– boasting its own version of Wembley Way – is understood to be a prime option.

But The Telegraph reckon club chiefs would ideally like to hold an even bigger number of fans.

reportedly held an internal presentationlast month.

And it's believed there's plenty of room for change in the alternatives being looked at.

The Magpies were withoutmajor domestic silverware since 1955 – until in the Carabao Cup final on March 16.

Newcastle are also a promisingfifth in the Premier League – just a point behind and with a game in hand.

That means a Champions League place next season is a serious possibility.

It means there's extra reasons to come up with draft plans for a spectacular new home ground.

St James' Park holds 52,000 and has been Newcastle's home for 133 years.

But the club's ambitious chiefs are set on a bigger stadium.

The Telegraph believes a design for an upgrade has yet to be finalised for a variety of reasons.

That includes the fact there are plenty of options to mull over.

It's also understood that building a stadium bto pack in as many fans as possible is a priority.

That means going beyond the 65k limit often mentioned.

Redeveloping St James' park remains an option.

But if a new stadium is constructed, the wider community are likely to benefit.

There would be a boulevard going into the new stadium because listed buildings behind the East Stand open up on to a new park area.