A redeveloped Old Trafford can cement Manchester as ‘the global capital of football’, claims mayor Andy Burnham – after club received Government support for new project
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- He described the club’s plans to redevelop Old Trafford as a ‘win-win’
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A new or redeveloped Old Trafford can cement the place of Manchester as ‘the worldwide capital of football’, the mayor Andy Burnham of the city said.
Manchester United will make a decision towards the end of the season to re -develop the existing stadium into a location of 87,000 capacity or a brand new site of 100,000 capacity.
The club will pay for every option they ultimately choose, but the initiative has been encouraged by the British government and Trafford Council that both support plans to provide public resources to regenerate the area around the stadium in recent days.
Burnham said that the project, which also means moving freight terminals, will benefit other parts of the northwest, as well as its city.
He told the BBC breakfast: ‘This is real … It is one of those rare projects that is a win-win, the benefits will be felt wide and side.
‘To the east of Manchester, if you look at what happened there – and the Commonwealth Games have helped with public money at the time – Manchester City has taken that and cast so many investments in himself to improve eastern Manchester.
Man United received a big boost in plans for a new 100,000 capacity Old Trafford
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The stadium can be the place of Manchester as ‘the capital of football’, according to Andy Burnham
‘Imagine that you are in balance in the west of Manchester with another major football campus.
“This, without a doubt, will be the worldwide capital of football in the rest of the 21st century.”
A UK Treasury statement on Saturday evening said Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended the Old Trafford project as ‘a radiant example’ of the government’s plans to promote economic growth.
First findings in the proposals – which, like a potentially new stadium, also relate to the development of new homes, retail, recreation and business buildings – suggest that they can deliver an extra £ 7.3 billion gross added value to the British economy, with More than 90,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 employment.
As part of the consultation process with the local community, it turned out that more than 60 percent of the 1,000 residents surveyed were of the opinion that the project could have a positive benefit in the area.
United, however, has been warned that a new stadium ‘cannot be built from the bags of loyal fans’ by the Manchester United Supporters Trust.