WEST Ham want to become the first Premier League club to introduce a safe-standing area for supporters – with talks already beginning with manufacturers.

Hammers co-chairman David Gold is in the early process of adding a non-seating section to the London Stadium to help raise the atmosphere.

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The club have already discussed the idea with the same company who installed the Ferco Seating system at Celtic Park this summer.

Gold said: “I have been speaking with the people who put in the rail seating at Celtic Park.

“I have been an advocate of this for many years and it is something I am working on.

“It was absolutely right after the Hillsborough tragedy that the Taylor Report suggested all-seater stadiums but that was 30 years ago and technology has moved on so now.

“As was the case at Celtic - we need to look at these possibilities and hold talks. That's what I am doing.”

West Ham are planning to meet with the FA and Premier League about the idea in the coming months.

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Hammers supporters have been angered by the lack of atmosphere at the London Stadium compared to Upton Park.

And talks have already began to raise the stadium's capacity to 66,000 – making it the biggest out of the London-based Premier League clubs.

Gold added: “We are working on it. I believe in it, we are in touch and we will do everything we can to resolve the issue.

“I've ben accused of making this about money which is crazy because I won't profit personally, only the football club.

“For me it's about pride. For as long as I can remember we have been London's fourth club now we have a chance to become the biggest in terms of capacity.

“Arsenal have 60k, Chelsea and Tottenham will have 61k and we will have 66k. I want that. I want to be the biggest and I think the majority of our fans will too.”