Man Utd are to leave Old Trafford and move to a new 100,000-seater stadium; the stadium will take five years to build and will be the biggest in the UK; “If the government really gets behind this scheme, we will build an iconic football stadium,” said United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
The new stadium, which will be the largest in the UK, will be built on club-owned land adjacent to Old Trafford, with architect Lord Norman Foster saying it will take five years to construct.
Man Utd’s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the intention is to create “an iconic football stadium”.
United have spent the last 115 years at Old Trafford, which currently holds nearly 74,000 spectators, and are expected to continue to play at Old Trafford while the new stadium is built.
The new stadium, referred to as ‘New Trafford’ in a briefing document, will feature an umbrella design which, according to its architects, will harvest solar energy and rain water.
It will also include three masts that will make it visible from 40km away.
