Manchester United‘s regeneration of Trafford Park, including a new stadium, could be worth a massive £7.3 billion per year to the UK economy.
The Red Devils are looking at building the 100,000 seater “Wembley of the North” as the centre of a vast, transformational project to improve facilities at Trafford Park.
The Premier League giants have also commissioned Oxford Economics to carry out an assessment on the fiscal impact of their proposals.
The global advisory firm found that the plans would deliver mega growth, including 92,000 new jobs, 17,000 new homes and 1.8 million visitors to the area per year.
Mail Sport have reported that United have not and are not going to ask for public funding for the stadium, but want a public private partnership to focus on infrastructure and wider regeneration, with an immediate emphasis on transport.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and fellow regeneration task force member Gary Neville presented the new plans to onlookers at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, with a model exhibition of what the project aims to achieve and how it may look.
The wider impacts of a new stadium
During Burnham’s section of the unveiling, the mayor focused on the benefits that would be unlocked by shifting the freight terminal currently behind the Stretford End.
‘What you have here is huge potential to fix the rail system of the north-west of England,’ he said. ‘It’s an incredible opportunity right in front of us and Manchester United have created the catalyst to try and realise all these benefits.’ Should the terminal be shifted, a significant transport hub for the area could arrive in its place.
‘It’s hugely significant not just for Manchester United but beyond,’ Neville added. ‘I think Manchester United has one of those most powerful voices in the world even though it’s just a football club, as crazy as that sounds.
‘The impact Manchester United should make on and off pitch should be significant and this is the start of it. I’ve been pulling my hair out for last 10 to 12 years thinking 20 years ago Manchester United had the best stadium in the world, the best training ground in the world, one of the best teams in world football.
‘Obviously there has been a demise from that but the new ownership coming in has proved to be a catalyst for what we can change.’
Below we have the images of the model of the new stadium:
Whilst onlookers were also treated to a model of what a revamped Old Trafford would look like if the club don’t go ahead with a new stadium.
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