MANCHESTER UNITED will build a brand new £2billion Old Trafford rather than redevelop their current ground.
NEW TRAFFORD: Manchester United will construct a new £2bn stadium after controversially choosing to move from Old Trafford to a pitch with 100,000 seats
They plan to make an announcement in December about the new stadium which will have a 100,000 capacity and be built right next to the current ground.
Man Utd will commit to plans to build a new £2billion stadium adjacent to their current Old Trafford site
The new stadium will have plans to have a capacity of 100,000
The planned completion date is 2030The club has been on fact-finding missions to other grounds, including The Bernabeu and Nou Camp in Spain, both of which have undergone huge renovations.
Officials have also been studying the SoFi Stadium while in Los Angeles – where United played Arsenal – to assess how the area around the ground has been regenerated.
The stadium was completed in 2020 and was part of a £4bn “Hollywood Complex” to regenerate a major area of Inglewood.
It was all funded by Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke, and the 70,000 stadium will host six World Cup games in 2026 including the competition’s opener.
The club have consulted with 30,000 fans about what to do and believe there is roughly a 50-50 split on staying or moving.
The project’s funding is still being discussed, with the idea of a mixture of public and private funding.
Ratcliffe could propose a new venue on the land next to the current ground
United have already contacted the new Labour Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, who is said to be open to government support for wider transport links as part of the project.
