Man Utd get HUGE boost in plans to build new 100,000-seater stadium as government backs Old Trafford project
Man Utd get HUGE boost in plans to build new 100,000-seater stadium as government backs Old Trafford project
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Sponsored by. MANCHESTER UNITED have been handed a huge boost in their hopes to build a new 100,000-seat stadium. The government has backed the proposed project to redevelop the Old Trafford area. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed that she will champion the regeneration project put forward by Man Utd's stadium task force.
![[Aerial view of Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/editorial-use-images-copyright-every-966376619.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The team, which includes Gary Neville, Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and Lord Sebastian Coe, set out a feasibility study of either redeveloping the current Old Trafford or building a new stadium. And now Reeves has backed the idea in what the government is describing as a "shining example of the bold pro-development model that will drive growth across the region".
![[Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in an interview.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/britains-chancellor-exchequer-rachel-reeves-966018317.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The project will not only make changes to the Man Utd stadium, but will also lead to new housing, commercial and public spaces. Man Utd are yet to make a final decision on refurbishing Old Trafford or knocking it down to build a brand new home. However, it's claimed by The Mail that United officials are focusing all their energy on a potential 100,000-seat newbuild.
![[AI rendering of Old Trafford expansion.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/manchester-united-ai-version-old-953129305.jpg?strip=all&w=644)
While they also report that the club are hopeful that enabling work could start on the project before the end of the year. It's been claimed in the past that the full project could cost the Manchester club north of £2BILLION to pull off. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS.
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