Everton are leaving Goodison Park at the end of the season - but it could yet become the home of their women's team.

The Toffees will play their football at the , which has set the club back a whopping £760million. It with a small number of fans as it closes in on its grand opening.

It means the doors to Goodison Park will soon close, but the women's section of the club could yet call it home. women's current home is the 2,200 capacity Walton Hall Park Stadium - which is located five miles outside the city centre.

understands that the departure of ' side has opened the possibility for them to move in and play at an iconic venue going forward. Much of the decision though may rest on the Goodison Legacy Project, which was put to the local government in April 2020.

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The proposal included plans to provide affordable and social housing with 10 new development blocks being built. The Legacy Project also includes the construction of a health centre, residential care, education facilities and new office spaces. Allowing the women's side to move into to Goodison is said to be a way of "supplementing" the Legacy Project.

A decision on the future of the historic ground won't be made until after the men's team officially relocates to Bramley-Moore Dock.

Everton's final year at Goodison Park threatened to be a forgettable one as they languished in and around the relegation zone. They made a managerial change with David Moyes coming back to the dugout after more than a decade away and they're now comfortably clear of the bottom three.

Moyes has overseen a huge upturn in form and among those results included the final ever Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Everton scored a 98th minutes equaliser to deny with James Tarkowski firing home a memorable strike to rescue a 2-2 draw.

The club's last ever game at the stadium will come in the penultimate game of the season when they host , who currently sit bottom of the .

There is huge excitement surrounding the move to the stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, who has been selected to host games during Euro 2028.

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