by Manchester United has announced plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium that co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be the “largest” soccer field in the world.
The Premier League Club has investigated whether your house in Old Trafford in connection with the Task Force The Old Trafford Regeneration should be built a new stadium in the same area or a new stadium is to be built.
United has now confirmed her “intention to pursue a new stadium of 100,000 seats as the core of the regeneration of the Alt Trafford area, while throwing their” support behind the government’s growth agenda “.
Ratcliffe estimated that a new stadium would cost around £ 2 billion when he discussed it last year, and United, Omar Berrada CEO, said on Tuesday that he was “quite confident” that the club could secure funding for the project.
Scaled models and conceptual images for the way the new Old Trafford and the surrounding area could look, were unveiled on Tuesday morning in the London architect Foster + Partners, which were appointed to design the stage in September.
“Today is the beginning of an incredibly exciting journey to deliver the world’s largest football stadium at the center of a regenerated Old Trafford,” said Ratcliffe.
“Our current stadium has served us brilliantly in the past 115 years, but it fell behind the best arenas in world sports.
“By building next to the existing area, we can preserve the essence of Old Trafford and at the same time create a really state -of -the -art stadium that only changes the fan experience from our historical home.
“The possibility is just as important that a new stadium is the catalyst for the social and economic renewal of the area Old Trafford and not only during the construction phase, but on a permanent basis when the district is completed, creates jobs and investments.
“The government has identified infrastructure investments as a strategic priority, especially in the north of England, and we are proud to support this mission with this project of national and local importance.”
The move to a new soil was supported by the former United leader Sir Alex Ferguson.
“Manchester United should always strive for the best in everything it does, on and off the field, and that includes the stadium in which we play,” said Ferguson.
“Old Trafford has so many special memories for me personally, but we have to be brave and take this opportunity to build a new home for the future where new history can be written.”
Lord Sebastian Coe headed the Task Force and said on Tuesday “an important step forward in what, in my opinion, the greatest and most exciting urban regeneration project in Great Britain has been since the London Olympic Games”.
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, was part of the Task Force and believes that a new stadium in the heart of the regeneration of the city, the region and the whole country can benefit.
He said, “If we understand this correctly, the regeneration effect could be greater and better than London 2012.”
United estimates the stadium and the broader regeneration project can create more than 17,000 houses and 92,000 jobs to the British economy and 92,000 jobs.
According to Berraada, the club’s long -term goal is to “have the world’s best football team in the world’s best stadium in the world.
“We carefully (the Task Force) results, together with the views of thousands of fans and residents and came to the conclusion that a new stadium is the right way for Manchester United and our surrounding community,” he said.
“We will now enter another consultation to ensure that fans and residents will continue to be heard if we move to final decisions.”
According to Foster + Partners, Foster + Partners’ work will “provide a master plan for more detailed feasibility, advice, design and planning work if the project enters a new phase”.
