Manchester United have unveiled plans to construct a “state-of-the-art” 100,000-capacity stadium adjoining to Previous Trafford, which they are saying will value £2billion and may very well be completed inside 5 years.
The Pink Devils have been seeking to renovate or go away their iconic Previous Trafford dwelling, the place they’ve performed since 1910, for a number of years.
Following an intensive session course of, they’ve appointed architects Foster and Companions to design the venture, which the membership says will characteristic an “umbrella design” and a public plaza “twice the dimensions of Trafalgar Sq.”.
United have but to say how they plan to pay for the stadium, after part-owner Jim Ratcliffe stated on Monday that the membership would have run out of cash this yr if not for a sequence of controversial cost-cutting measures.
Ratcliffe informed the membership’s web site: “At the moment marks the beginning of an extremely thrilling journey to the supply of what would be the world’s biggest soccer stadium, on the centre of a regenerated Previous Trafford.
“Our present stadium has served us brilliantly for the previous 115 years, nevertheless it has fallen behind one of the best arenas in world sport.
“By constructing subsequent to the present web site, we will protect the essence of Previous Trafford, whereas creating a very state-of-the-art stadium that transforms the fan expertise, solely footsteps from our historic dwelling.”
Legendary former supervisor Alex Ferguson stated: “Manchester United ought to all the time try for one of the best in every thing it does, on and off the pitch, and that features the stadium we play in.
“Previous Trafford holds so many particular reminiscences for me personally, however we have to be courageous and seize this chance to construct a brand new dwelling, match for the long run, the place new historical past will be made.”
