Manchester United is struggling to buy a new stadium site...I didn't even get a building permit
Aug 03, 2025
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The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, reported on the 3rd (Korea time) 'Manchester United's stadium construction plan has been suspended due to land purchase issues. Manchester United planned to build a new stadium next to its existing home stadium, Old Trafford. It was essential to purchase the site that was planning to build a new stadium. The Guardian explained that the transport company, which has a critical facility on the site, is asking for a price close to 400 million pounds (about 738.1 billion won), much higher than the 50 million pounds (about 92.2 billion won) valued by Manchester United.
Old Trafford, which opened in 1910, is now 74,197 seats after being expanded. However, after the Glazers took over Manchester United in 2005, criticism continued that they were passive in renovating Old Trafford, and as a result, they began to be completely unfit for their reputation, such as sewer backflow and the appearance of rats. In the end, the status of prestigious stadiums has long fallen, with the bottom of the sanitary evaluation by stadium earlier this year.
Jim Ratcliffe, who acquired Manchester United, has put forward a project to build Old Trafford in conjunction with the local regeneration project. The bird's eye view of the new stadium, which is expected to invest 2 billion pounds (about 3.6909 trillion won), was well received. It is a huge umbrella-shaped roof and has been redeveloped around the stadium such as a square. Even club officials, including former coach Alex Ferguson, expressed their support. Ratcliffe expressed his ambition, saying, `We will create an iconic stadium that can be put anywhere in the world.' However, we faced difficulties from purchasing the site.
The Guardian said the postponement of the basic construction schedule, which had been scheduled to start later this year, would be inevitable if the issue of the site's purchase is not resolved'Manchester United has yet to decide on a new stadium building permit and contractor'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
