The future around Old Trafford has progressed greatly in recent days with two possibilities: an expansion and renovation of the current enclosure to increase the current capacity from 74,000 seats to 87,000 or the construction of a new stadium to reach 100,000 spectators, a colossal project costing £2 billion but with an estimated impact of £7.3 billion per year for the British economy and the creation of around 90,000 jobs in the country. The working group of Gary Neville, Andy Burnham and Lord Sebastian Coe, set up by Sir Jim Ratcliffe last March, announced that it had “completed its initial feasibility work on options for a new or redeveloped stadium”. The trend is leaning towards a new ultra-modern enclosure with the idea of creating the “Wembley of the North” and a farewell to Old Trafford, the home of the Red Devils since 1910, which will go down in the history of English football.
A final decision at the end of the season
The Sun specifies that no decision has been taken and should be announced at the end of the season after the final details concerning financing and the changes brought about in the neighborhood with the future construction site. The English tabloid explains that among the 50,000 United fans surveyed, 90% of them are in favor of building a new stadium at Old Trafford. The club has also published a press release to clarify the gray areas. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform Greater Manchester’s historic industrial engine room into a dynamic new engine of growth and innovation across sport, entertainment, business and education. Manchester United’s aim is to develop a world-class stadium, acting as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of a revitalized Trafford Park. »
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To summarize
Manchester United has been working for several months on the future of its stadium, Old Trafford, and is considering two possibilities. Mancunian management, under the orders of minority shareholder Jim Ratcliffe, could increase the capacity of the stadium by renovating it from 74,000 spectators to 87,000 or the construction of a new ultra-modern enclosure with a capacity of 100,000 seats .
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