Manchester United want to keep Old Trafford as second stadium: Report

United are hoping to complete building the new stadium by 2030.

Manchester United are not going to demolish Old Trafford completely to build a new stadium. They want to keep the stadium as part of the club’s history. United will build a new 100,000-seater stadium worth £2 billion. 

United are planning to construct a new stadium by 2030. The club wanted to add more seats at Old Trafford. However, they have decided not to demolish the stadium entirely. They are planning to scale it down to a 30,000-seater venue.

The Red Devils also want to keep some of the historic monuments, such as statues, the Munich clock and the memorial plaque. They will remain in their places. The downscaled Old Trafford stadium could further be used for women’s team and academy matches. 

This might be a wise decision that fans would support, keeping Old Trafford in some form for those who have been emotionally attached to the club since 1910. But United definitely needs a new stadium with more seating and new facilities. They are likely to regenerate that whole area of Trafford. 

Manchester United are now looking for the funding parts for the project. There could be a sponsor name linked to the new stadium. United‘s current shirt sponsor have expressed their interest in buying the stadium naming rights. 

If they are successful in buying the naming rights, then Trafford could become Old Trafford at Snapdragon.  But their main issue remains government funding. If the Premier League team fails to get it, then their plan to build a new stadium could be in danger.

It is believed that United are unlikely to get the handout after recent knowledge of a £20 billion hole in the nation’s public finances. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has brought a major cost-cutting program, with significant tax rises also expected. 

This implies that the aim of investing tens of millions of pounds in United’s new stadium could be reconsidered or even ruled out. Without the government’s proposed £2 billion in funding, the United Board will look for other options, such as scaling back the plans.

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