‘The Wembley of the North’, the 2.4 billion euro stadium that Manchester United wants to build

Old Trafford its days may be numbered. The so-called ‘Theater of Dreams’, inaugurated in 1910, needs a facelift, although in reality everything indicates that the Manchester United will end betting on the construction of a new stadium. In fact, according to the latest information, in the offices of the aforementioned Old Trafford They have been moving to make possible the pharaonic project that has to become a reality a stadium dubbed ‘The Wembley of the North’ since talks about it started about a year ago.

According to the English media, Jim Ratcliffethe new strong man of Manchester Unitedis already working on a strategy to force the United Kingdom government to help build the new stadium, which would require spending close to 2.4 billion euros. Their plans include putting pressure on the promises made by the government regarding the summoned policy ‘Levelling Up’, that I would consider giving it north of England a place that rivals the stadium of Wembley, with a capacity for 90,000 people. That will be the new house of Manchester United: ‘The Wembley of the North’. At this point, Ratcliffe He was about to start a dialogue with Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester, and other City Hall officials.

As for the location, ‘The Wembley of the North’ was next to where it is today Old Trafford, so it is understood that it will be demolished. A situation similar to what happened in its time with San Mamés in Bilbao. The construction project is estimated to take about eight years.

On the other hand, and although the priority is betting ‘The Wembley of the North’ If there is support from the government, it should be noted that, in parallel, a facelift of Old Trafford. It will have two options, with a value close to 1,000 million euros, the most ambitious of them.