Sources have revealed that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is in favor of a new stadium for Manchester United rather than rebuilding Old Trafford.
The club has set up a working group to assess options for the “regeneration of the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester”, which includes Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and former United captain Gary Neville Soccer Jerseys Cheap.
The group will be chaired by Lord Sebastian Coe, who headed the organizing committee for the London Olympics in 2012.
El Manchester United Niños Kit Fútbol has rejected options such as leaving Old Trafford, but new co-owner Ratcliffe favors building a new 90,000-capacity stadium rather than investing in the current one, according to a source.
“This can be a major regeneration project for an area of Greater Manchester that has played a key role in British industrial history, but today needs new investment to thrive again,” Ratcliffe said on Friday, when the task force was unveiled.
“The northwest of England has a higher concentration of major soccer clubs than anywhere else in the world and yet we don’t have a stadium on the scale of Wembley, the Nou Camp or the Bernabeu.”
“We won’t be able to change this situation on our own, which is why this task force is so important to help us take advantage of this once-in-a-century opportunity.”
One of the issues the task force will consider is how the club will pay for the project.
Manchester United could fund a phased redevelopment of Old Trafford, but a completely new stadium – the cost of which would be £2 billion ($2.57 billion) – would require outside investment, according to a source.
“I am incredibly fortunate to have had the privilege of playing hundreds of games at Old Trafford, and no one can take those incredible memories away from me,” Neville said.
“But Old Trafford has evolved throughout its history and it is clear we are at a point where it has to change again to ensure Manchester United has a world-class stadium worthy of the biggest club in the world.”
“Although I want the best for the Camisetas fútbol mujer Manchester United baratas, I also want the same for the surrounding community.
“Old Trafford should be a stadium that the whole of Greater Manchester can be proud of, and be a catalyst for sustainable and cohesive growth in an area of the city that has been neglected for too long.”