The English club “Manchester United” announced plans to build a new stadium for 100 thousand seats.
The club’s statement says that in the area of the Old Trafford stadium is preparing to implement the project for the construction of a new stadium with a capacity of 100 thousand people.
The message emphasizes that the project will provide large -scale social and economic benefits for the region, as a result of which the UK economy will receive 7.3 billion pounds of additional income, 92 thousand new jobs, more than 17 thousand new houses and 1.8 million new visitors per year.
The new stadium will have an umbrella design and a new public area, twice as much as the size of Trafalgar Square. The design will include three masts described as a “trident”, the height of which will be 200 meters, and they can be seen from a distance of 25 miles.
One of the shareholders of the Manchester United club Sir Jim Ratcliffe on this issue said: “Today it marks the beginning of an incredibly exciting path to the construction of the greatest stadium in the world. The current stadium served us well for 115 years, but today it lags behind the best areas in the world. “Old Trafford” and build an ultramodern stadium that will change the impressions of the fans just a few steps from our historical house. “
In the news of the British media, it is noted that the project, the implementation of which will take 5 years, will cost 2 billion pounds. When the construction of the new stadium is completed, the Old Trafford stadium with a capacity of about 74 thousand people, on which Manchester United has been holding its matches for 115 years, will be demolished.