Manchester United football club is preparing a bid to build a new Old Trafford with a 100,000 capacity.
Man United sees LA’s SoFi Stadium as a blueprint for their own vision of Old Trafford and the regeneration of the surrounding area.
Building a new stadium altogether is expected to cost around £2 billion, and will take around six years to complete. Renovation would cost around half that according to DiscoMirror and lauriewhitwell.
Members of United’s stadium task force agree with Ratcliffe that a new-build is the logical proposal to regenerate Old Trafford and its surrounding area.
Ratcliffe wants United to have the biggest stadium in Britain and the club are optimistic they could build one that hosts at least 90,000 fans but could expand to 100,000. Old Trafford currently holds 75,000.
The new Old Trafford would be on the same footprint as United are mindful of retaining the area’s heritage. Senior figures would want a new stadium to feel Mancunian and Ratcliffe has highlighted the Trafford Park area’s links to the Industrial Revolution.
The new Old Trafford would be on the same footprint as United are mindful of retaining the area’s heritage. Senior figures would want a new stadium to feel Mancunian and Ratcliffe has highlighted the Trafford Park area’s links to the Industrial Revolution.
United have acquired land around the stadium to expand the footprint if or when they get permission to commence construction. United own 100 acres.
A combination of public and private funding could finance the stadium, with new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer open to conversations around government support for wider transport links.
The club are expecting to make a final decision on whether to build a new stadium or redevelop Old Trafford before the end of the year.
