London-The Giant of Football Manchester United plans to say goodbye to its historic Old Trafford stadium and build a new stadium of 100,000 seats nearby while the team continues to fight in the field.
The Red Devils announced the early hours of Tuesday that Old Trafford, United’s house since 1910, which has 74,000 people, would be abandoned as part of a broader plan to regenerate the area.
United said in a statement that the plan could create possible 92,000 new jobs, more than 17,000 homes and attract 1.8 million visitors a year.
Jim Ratcliffe, co -owner of Manchester United, said it would be “the best football stadium in the world.”
He added: “Our current stadium has served us brilliantly during the last 115 years, but it has been left behind the best sands in [the] World sport “.
Once it was an imposing football cathedral, Old Trafford has been eclipsed in the 21st century by more modern stadiums throughout the country, including that of local rivals Manchester City. It has been the source of criticism of visiting fans and journalists.
An image of the plans of the architects Foster + Partners shows an unusual structure similar to the website that covers the stadium, suspended by three high pillars.
Norman Foster, the founder of the company, said that this was an umbrella that “would reap energy and rainwater” and cover a public square twice the size of the Trafalgar Square in London.
Nicknamed the “Theater of Dreams” by Bobby Charlton, one of United’s most famous players, Old Trafford has seen the team enjoy long periods of dominance in English and European football, including a historical “triplet” Fa Trophies Cup.
The club is still one of the most recognizable in the world, but those dreams have resorted to Nightmares for United in recent years after the team’s fortunes have decreased dramatically since the game of Alex Ferguson, the most successful and oldest manager of the team.
The team is currently 14 at the Premier League table after only 9 wins in 28 games this season.
Thousands of fans gathered outside Old Trafford on Saturday to protest against the property of the club, the more than one billion pounds ($ 1.29 billion) of the debt he owns and an increase in ticket prices.
United still has the record of the titles of the Liga de Vueltos with 20 with 20, although it can soon be forced to share this record with the bitter Liverpool rival, which is behind them in 19 and currently has 15 clear points at the top of the Premier League table.
Ferguson said in the press release: “Old Trafford has so many special memories for me personally, but we must be brave and take this opportunity to build a new home, suitable for the future, where a new story can be made.”
