United Reveal A New Stadium Plan

Manchester United have confirmed plans to leave Old Trafford and move to a new 100,000-seater stadium. 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.
Confirming the plans, Man Utd's co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said the intention is to create "an iconic football stadium".
"By building next to the existing site, we will be able to preserve the essence of Old Trafford, while creating a truly state-of-the-art stadium that transforms the fan experience only footsteps from our historic home," said Ratcliffe.
United have spent the last 115 years at Old Trafford, which currently holds nearly 74,000 spectators. The new stadium 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 the new stadium visible from 40km away.
It will form part of a wider regeneration of the Old Trafford area, predicted to be the biggest such project in the United Kingdom since the transformation of the Stratford area that accompanied the 2012 Olympics in London. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already given government backing to the plans.
United say the entire project has the potential to create 92,000 new jobs, will involve the construction of 17,000 homes and bring an additional 1.8 million visitors to the area annually. They add the project will be worth an additional £7.3bn per year to the UK economy.
United have spoken to senior people involved in the most recent large-scale stadium developments, including the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and the rebuild of Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium, as part of their background work. They also spoke to local residents and conducted a fan survey to establish whether supporters would prefer a new build or extensive improvements to the present stadium, which was thought likely to cost £1.5bn.
Foster and Partners designed the new Wembley Stadium, which opened in 2007, and the Lusail Stadium, the venue for the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar.