{"id":30025,"date":"2024-03-09T02:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/30025\/ratcliffe-backs-building-new-manchester\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T02:48:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:48:21","slug":"ratcliffe-backs-building-new-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=30025","title":{"rendered":"Ratcliffe backs building new Manchester United stadium &#8211; source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ratcliffe backs building new Manchester United stadium &#8211; source\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Rob Dawson, correspondent<span class=\"timestamp \">March 8, 2024, 6:25 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe favors building a new stadium for Manchester United rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a source has told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The club has set up a task force to assess options to &#8220;regenerate the Old Trafford area of \u200b\u200bGreater Manchester&#8221;, including Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and former <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a> captain Gary Neville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will be chaired by Lord Sebastian Coe, who headed the organizing committee for the London 2012 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>A source told ESPN that United had already rejected options which included leaving the Old Trafford site, but new co-owner Ratcliffe was leaning towards building a new 90,000-seat stadium rather than investing in the existing one .<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Old Trafford has been the home of Manchester United since 1910. <cite>Michael Regan\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis can be a major regeneration project for an area of \u200b\u200bGreater Manchester which has played a key role in Britain&#39;s industrial history, but which now requires new investment to thrive again,\u201d Ratcliffe said during the presentation of the working group on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe north-west of England has a greater concentration of major <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> clubs than anywhere else in the world, and yet we don&#39;t have a stadium on the scale of Wembley, Camp Nou or the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t be able to change this on our own, which is why this task force is so important in helping us seize this once-in-a-century opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ratcliffe-backs-building-new-Manchester-United-stadium-source.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1709941700_687_Ratcliffe-backs-building-new-Manchester-United-stadium-source.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>One aspect the working group will look at is how the club will finance the project.<\/p>\n<p>A source told ESPN that United could fund a phased redevelopment of Old Trafford, but a completely new stadium, which could cost up to \u00a32 billion ($2.57 billion), would require outside investment .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am incredibly lucky to have had the privilege of playing hundreds of matches at Old Trafford, and no one can take away these wonderful memories,\u201d Neville said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Old Trafford has evolved throughout its history and it is clear that we are at a point where it still needs to change to ensure that Manchester United have a world-class stadium, worthy of the greatest club in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs much as I want the best for Manchester United, I also want the same for the surrounding community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOld Trafford should be a stadium that all of Greater Manchester can be proud of and be a catalyst for sustainable and consistent growth in an area of \u200b\u200bthe city that has been neglected for too long.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ratcliffe backs building new Manchester United stadium &#8211; source\u060c Rob Dawson, correspondentMarch 8, 2024, 6:25 p.m. Sir Jim Ratcliffe favors building a new stadium for Manchester United rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a source has told ESPN. 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