MANCHESTER UNITED are set to submit plans for a stunning new 100,000-seater stadium.
It is understood this will have taken place by the end of the year.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been determined to improve the club’s stadium situation since his arrival in February.
A task force along with Ratcliffe reportedly agree that a new ground is the most “logical proposal” in order to regenerate the area.
Manchester Evening News claim that the earliest work would start would be in the summer of 2025.
This would be just over a year since Ratcliffe became a co-owner of the club.
The report claims that the potential Old Trafford replacement could cost up to £2billion.
It is thought that the work could take up to three years to complete.
This would mean that the earliest the Red Devils would be playing in their new ground would be 2028.
Computer-generated images have been released as to what the new ground could look like.
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“New Trafford” circular in shape with a huge roof seen from a bird’s eye view.
Another snap shows a massive Man Utd badge on the side of the ground as red lights brighten a path full of fans walking to the turnstiles.
What we know about the ‘new’ Old Trafford
MANCHESTER UNITED plan to build a new stadium rather than redevelop Old Trafford.
The decision was made after a number of fact-finding missions to other stadiums including the Bernabeu and Nou Camp.
The cost of the project is expected to be a staggering £2billion.
A capacity of 100,000 is expected.
It is felt that a club of United’s standing should have a new state-of-the-art facility.
The new stadium will be built on land adjacent to the Red Devils’ current home.
United are looking to not only build a stadium but regenerate the area of Trafford where the ground will stand.
There had been plans to KEEP Old Trafford rather than demolish it, and use it as a scaled down second venue.
However, it’s looking increasing likely that it will in fact be entirely demolished.
The club consulted with 30,000 fans about what to do and believe there is roughly a 50-50 split on staying or moving.
The club have appointed the architects Foster + Partners to come up with a “masterplan”. The company were behind Wembley Stadium.
Old Trafford has been United’s home since 1910.
The target is for completion by 2030.
A closer look from a building next to the arena features a gallery and huge windows that look out to a park and statues of United legends.
Foster+Partners, who designed Wembley Stadium, are the architects that have made the latest drawings.
They have also put together a map of what the area could look like, with the “urban regeneration” spreading across the whole of the Trafford Park region.
New houses, commercial areas and improved transport links have all been proposed.
Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham said: “This could be the biggest regeneration scheme ever seen in this country.”
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