Man Utd has confirmed plans to build a new stadium with 100,000 seats next to Old Trafford. Sky Sports looks at some of the most important questions about the announcement …
What is the current Old Trafford Stadium?
The new stadium will be built next to the current land, although it is unclear what will happen to Old Trafford.
Co-owner of the club Sir Jim Ratcliffe has previously emphasized that he wants to retain the 'essence' of the famous land and says: “Our current stadium has served us brilliantly in the last 115 years, but it has fallen behind the best arenas in world sport.
“By building in addition to the existing site, we will be able to maintain the essence of Old Trafford, while we create a real state-of-the-art stadium that the fan experience only transforms footsteps from our historic house.”
When will it be completed?
No time frame has yet been given for the completion of the new stadium.
Neither of them has a start date for regeneration or structures.
What's wrong with Old Trafford?
The falling standards of the land of United are well documented, the last example that came into the aftermath of their home defeat in May 2024, where areas of the stadium flooded after a thunderstorm, with water that also falls through the roof.
Other videos of expired parts of the land have been spread online in recent years and although it is the largest club stadium in England, it was not selected as one of the Gastzocations for Euro 2028 in the UK and Ireland.
“It is a beautiful stadium, Old Trafford – but I am not a fan of the roof because I think it is too low,” says United we stand editor Andy Mitten.
“Old Trafford should not get smaller, it should be bigger.”
The last time the club undertook major works on Old Trafford, in May 2006, when 8,000 seats were added to the northwestern and northeastern quadrants of the stadium.
That work was approved before the Glazer family took over control over the club in June 2005, which means that no work has been done to renovate Old Trafford since the majority of United's majority took over more than 19 years ago.
Will the capacity be reduced at Old Trafford while the work is going?
Old Trafford can contain 74,000 spectators, but it is not clear whether parts of the soil should be reduced as the progress of the construction work progresses.
Will Man Utd have to play elsewhere for a while?
There is a possibility that man should play UTD in another stadium as the plans claim by Old Trafford.
Tottenham Hotspur played in Wembley for almost three years between 2016 and 2019 when their new site was built. Earlier, Fulham also played on Loftus Road while Craven Cottage was refurbished.
Geographically, the Etihad Stadium of Manchester City is closest to Old Trafford. There are also options further away, with two Premier League grounds in nearby Liverpool, including Anfield and Everton's New Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium.
However, there is no confirmation that man should play UTD elsewhere or where possible.
What will the new stadium be called?
There has been no confirmation about a possible name for the new stadium. However, it could come with naming rights, as Arsenal did when they moved to the Emirates in 2006.
What are the costs?
De Telegraaf reported last year that the expansion of Old Trafford would be united to cost around £ 800 million, while a new site could reach a whopping £ 2 billion.
As part of its £ 1.2 billion deal to buy an interest in United, Ratcliffe puts £ 239 million in the club to stimulate the infrastructure of the club. Qatari Banker Sheikh Jassim, who competed Ratcliffe in the race to check United, was willing to promise £ 1.27 billion for the same work.
Financing is one of the most important considerations of the Task Force and a wide range of potential private financing sources will be investigated. There may be possibilities for a public-private partnership to provide the regeneration of the area with electricity.
Mayor Andy Burnham of Greater Manchester, however, revealed in September that United is not looking for a public money to finance the regeneration of the stadium.
'Whatever it is [Ratcliffe and INEOS] Because, we will facilitate and we will be there to ensure that the club is set up for the future, “he said.
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