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Manchester United has announced plans to build a stadium of 100,000 seats as a “axis” for the main renewal project, as the minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe presses with his efforts to reform the club from top to bottom.

The new floor, designed by architects at Foster + Partners, will be the largest in the UK and the largest in the world. It will be built on the ground next to the current Old Trafford Stadium, which is 74,000 seats, which will be demolished once the place is complete.

The designs are characterized by a umbrella of rainwater and solar water, and will be suspended by three towers of 200 meters-referring to the Red Devil run by TRIDENT at the top of the United Club-which will be visible of 40 km.

Speaking in London in unveiling the concept, Ratcliffe promised “the most famous and most famous stadium in the world”, and compared it with the Eiffel Tower in its potential to attract visitors from all over the world.

The standard construction plan includes building large sections from the stadium outside the site-it is likely to be abroad-which will be factors after that. Architect Sir Norman Foster said that the process could reduce the time of construction in general to half to about five years.

Industry experts said that building a new stadium is likely to cost 2 billion pounds. Omar Perrada, CEO of United, said it is very early to speculate on how to finance the construction exactly. “Now the first days are still. “We will look at all options,” he said.

united He said that the renewal of the Trafford area in the southwest of Manchester can provide 17,000 new homes, and has the ability to create 92,000 jobs.

At timing, Ratcliffe He said this now depends on “how quickly the government occurs with the renewal program” for the surrounding area.

The demolition will be emotionally for the masses. Sir Bobby Charlton, the 1966 World Cup winner with England, called Old Trafford the Dream Theater. It was also known as the home of Bossby Babis and Virgy, and the dominant teams under the most successful managers of the club Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Old Trafford, the home of United for more than 100 years, is one of the most famous stadiums in world football, but the last major work was nearly 20 years in 2006, when UNITED increased energy by several thousand seats.

The competing clubs recently invested in new facilities, such as the Santiago Bernabéu of Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur in London. Ratcliffe said that Old Trafford “served us brilliantly,” but “he failed the best squares in the sports world.”

“Manchester United can actually have the best football field in the world,” said Indisi, India, said.

Ratcliffe, who acquired a 29 percent stake in United last year, was an aggressive batch to reduce costs, in order to stop years of losses and create a budget to invest in players.

Hundreds of employees were formed, while many of the employees’ privileges – such as free lunch and travel to matches – were formed.

The concession tickets were also dropped for children and retirees, prompting protests from the fans.

On the field, the men’s team was struggling, and is currently sitting in the fourteenth place in the Premier League table, while the financial losses were escalating. resolution Replace the former team manager Erik Ten Hag Late last year, the club will cost 21 million pounds.