Manchester United planning to replace Old Trafford with 100,000-seater stadium

The Red Devils could start construction of Old Trafford by end of this year.

Manchester United are planning to build a new stadium and developing more seats around 100,000, which will see Old Trafford become the largest arena in the UK.

The task force has suggested that it will be a better option to transform the stadium rather than redevelop the existing ground.

BREAKING: The Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force has initially concluded that a new stadium build for Manchester United would be a more transformative option than redeveloping the existing ground 🚨 pic.twitter.com/lhfga31BVc

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So far, the club has held four meetings regarding the re-building of Old Trafford, and it will see the stadium built on club-owned land adjacent to Old Trafford and elevate the community. 

However, the final decision is yet to be taken on the building of Old Trafford, but it is seen as the perfect way to make the arena a world-class venue with surprising benefits. 

United also own an amount of land around Old Trafford and feel it should be remodelled into housing, leisure, business, education, driving investment and jobs and improving the environment. 

The club has been looking for ideas on how to build a perfect stadium, and one of the venues that has provided the best idea has been the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Since then, they have held plenty of meetings in order to embark on the development, which has been privately funded, in the lead-up to their tour and learn from the project. 

Collette Roche, United’s chief operating officer, visited Real Madrid Arena Bernabeu to take some suggestions in order to build an ideal stadium. Also, the Chicago Bears’ Burnham Park Project is another stadium where the club has been extracting lessons to build a wilder area. 

The club under Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been moving seriously with all the changes happening, and now their focus will be on building a new stadium after what transpired last season when there was a waterfall flowing from the stadium roof. 

United are set to study various stadiums in the hope of making one of the best stadiums in the UK, and reports are claiming that if the club starts building the stadium this year, it will take up to six years to construct the arena. 

But the club is still deciding whether to build a new stadium or redevelop Old Trafford before the end of the year. 

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