Demolish Old Trafford, build new 100,000 seats

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Manchester United are closing in on a new 100,000-seat super stadium and the demolition of Old Trafford after a taskforce found capacity constraints.

The plan to build a new 100,000-capacity Old Trafford stadium. And demolish the club’s iconic home ground has been prioritised after a taskforce tabled its recommendations, the

Daily Mail understands. Key figures at the Premier League giants are hopeful work on the project can begin. Before the end of the year.

A taskforce including Gary Neville, Andy Burnham and Lord Coe has been task with considering whether to redevelop the existing Old Trafford ground or build a new. State-of-the-art stadium on the adjacent site. A club

statement revealed a survey found 52 per cent were in favour of building a new stadium. While 31 per cent would prefer to develop the existing ground and 17 per cent were unsure.

It can now be revealed that the taskforce has found that the redevelopment of the existing ground, which opened in 1910, will be limited by its maximum capacity of 87,000.

While a new state-of-the-art stadium would maximise its potential and become the centrepiece of one of the biggest regeneration projects in UK history,

all options remain under consideration, with United looking increasingly focused on building a new 100,000-capacity stadium.

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with a final decision due before the end of the season.

A working group, set up after Sir Jim Ratcliffe became involved. Has been task with studying the feasibility of building a new or redeveloped stadium.

The study found that while the benefits of redevelopment or redevelopment would be enormous for the club. The benefits of building a new stadium would be even greater.