Clube de Manchester announced on Tuesday (11.mar) a project of 2 billion euros, with the opening scheduled for the 2030-2031 season
Manchester United CEO, Omar Berrada, admitted that the club is in danger of reducing its investment in the cast due to the construction of the new stadium. The project, announced on Wednesday (12.mar.2025), foresees costs of 2 billion pounds and should only be ready in the season 2030/2031. The information was released by the
Berrada highlighted the club’s intention to maintain competitiveness during the construction period. “It is a risk. Clearly it is something we want to avoid. We do not want to inhibit our ability to invest in the team, we want to remain competitive while we built the new stadium“He said.
To reduce costs, Manchester United has taken steps such as cutting free lunches for employees in Old Trafford and Carrington’s CT. In addition, the new majority shareholder, Jim Ratcliffe, implemented job cuts, resulting in the resignation of more than 200 employees.
The new stadium, designed to have a capacity of 100,000 people, is seen as an opportunity to expand the club’s revenue. Old Trafford, with a capacity of 74,000 fans, is not part of future plans. United has chosen the Fosters + Partners architecture office to lead the project, which is expected to move up to 7.3 billion euros for the local economy.
Details about project financing have not yet been revealed.
