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Man Utd have confirmed where the club's new stadium will be built as part of the latest milestone on the way to having a 100,000-seater home.

The location of the new Manchester United stadium has been revealed

Manchester United have confirmed the club's new 100,000-seater stadium will be built on land recently purchased from Indurent located around 350 metres away from Old Trafford.

United confirmed the location for the new stadium on Tuesday at the Wharfside Strategic Masterplan and although the stadium won't be built on land currently attached to Old Trafford, they insist it will honour the current ground's history and traditions.

The new ground will be the centrepiece of what is being called a Stadium District, which will be purpose-built for sport, entertainment and year-round activity, with the new stadium serving as the flagship landmark of the wider Trafford Wharfside development.

The masterplan sets out a bold vision for Trafford Wharfside, including new and improved public transport links, enhanced rail connectivity, and extensive walking and cycling infrastructure. The vision is for a diverse neighbourhood creating 48,000 local jobs and 15,000 new homes, with the new stadium acting as the catalyst. It is estimated it could offer a £7.3bn per year boost to the UK economy.

Collette Roche, CEO of the new stadium development, said: “The publication of the Wharfside Masterplan marks another significant milestone in our journey to create a new world-class home for Manchester United at the heart of a vibrant and transformational district for Trafford and Greater Manchester. Together with our partners, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver a destination that creates lasting benefits for supporters, local communities and the wider region for decades to come.

“The proposed stadium site is ideally located alongside Old Trafford, enabling us to preserve the heritage, traditions and matchday rituals that are so important to our supporters, while also providing the connectivity and infrastructure required to deliver a truly world-class fan experience.

“We are committed to building a world-class stadium with our supporters, not simply for them. Atmosphere, affordability and accessibility will remain at the heart of our plans, and we look forward to continuing our engagement with fans and other stakeholders as we move into the next phase of design and development.”

Coun Tom Ross, leader of Trafford council, added: “We are delighted to introduce the masterplan which starts a long journey to piece together what could happen where, to bring this world-class cultural and sporting destination to life.

“We want to create a great place to be, not just on matchdays but every day – and we’re looking for as many residents and businesses as possible to help us to shape this vision, through our forthcoming consultation process.

“Wharfside will become a network of attractive neighbourhoods in which to live, work, wander, explore, relax with family, enjoy nature and wildlife, meet friends, eat out, have a drink, shop and be entertained.

“It will have the best of parks and waterside spaces, housing including affordable options in vibrant and diverse localities, new health and educational facilities, joined up public transport and places to walk, cycle and be active.”

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MAN UTD 'COULD SCRAP' CONTROVERSIAL £200M ROOF IN NEW OLD TRAFFORD PLANS

Manchester United unveiled plans for a new stadium last March but it has now emerged that one standout feature of the proposed 'New Trafford' could now be ditched

Manchester United's design for their proposed new stadium could change(Image: PA)

Manchester United's plans for their new stadium are back under the spotlight amid fresh claims that an impressive new roof which would likely cost around £200million could be ditched.

The Red Devils unveiled plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium last year after deciding to press ahead with plans to leave Old Trafford rather than renovate their current home. It's estimated the entire project would cost around £2bn, though, and updates have been thin on the ground.

A tent-like roof was the most eye-catching aspect of the new design, which was unveiled by Foster + Partners. But The Sun are reporting that the roof Sir Jim Ratcliffe likened to the Eiffel Tower 'may never come to pass'.

It's also noted that specific feature is estimated to cost around £200m alone, highlighting the huge cost of the project. Industry sources also told the publication that Foster + Partners are 'renowned for their expensiveness'.

Behind the scenes, United are understood to still be working on funding for the ambitious project. It's said that there are 'differences' between what is public and what is private in regards to the club's search for backing.

It was claimed back in November that the prospective 'New Trafford' would not receive government funding, with The i Paper saying that the Treasury would not allocate any funding for the stadium.

Ratcliffe previously outlined that any move to a world-class new stadium would not be before 2030, with the hope that work may start by the end of 2025.

United veiled plans for their new stadium last year(Image: PA)

The Ineos chief has made no secret of his desire to see a 'Wembley of the north' built and stressed that any new stadium would have to be one befitting of Manchester United's stature when the plans were unveiled last March.

"The north of England has won 10 Champions League medals, London has two. But London has Wembley, Twickenham, Wimbledon and the Olympic Village," Ratcliffe said.

"The north of England deserves a stadium where England can play football, where we can hold the Champions League final, and one befitting of Manchester United's stature.

"Our current stadium has served us brilliantly for the past 115 years, but it has fallen behind the best arenas in world sport."

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EVERTON AGREE LANDMARK £350 NEW STADIUM DEAL THAT COULD SAVE MILLIONS

New owners The Friedkin Group have refinanced the debt on the new stadium in a deal that should make it cheaper and easier to service - saving the club money on what had been significant interest rates

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Everton have agreed a new financing package for the club’s landmark stadium. The Blues have secured a long-term, £350m funding deal that rearranges the lending already in place on the waterfront venue.

The move means the remaining debt has been simplified from complex, expensive arrangements that were a hangover from the Farhad Moshiri era, to a more manageable structure on lower interest rates that could save the club vast sums year-on-year.

It means the debt will be cheaper, easier and more efficient to service and is the latest example of the work behind the scenes to strengthen the foundations of the club since new owners The Friedkin Group took control in December.

The funding has been agreed with a consortium of what the club described as “blue-chip institutional lenders” and was the result of a search that inspired competition to work with the Blues.

The final years of Moshiri’s reign were dogged by financial uncertainty and funding concerns as the former owner worked through multiple failed efforts to sell the club. During that period, while work on the stadium continued it left the club signed up to a variety of expensive loan agreements, often at high interest rates and with less well-known lenders.

TFG took over the club with an expectation their track record and resources would enable them to consolidate the debt and refinance it on better terms and with reputable institutions - something achieved through this deal, which the ECHO understands is a decades-long agreement. It was reported earlier this year they had engaged New York-based banking giant JP Morgan Chase & Co to help facilitate a deal with new lenders.

It is another major step forward for the iconic ground that will become Everton’s new home in the summer. The project, valued at around £760m with ancillary works, opened to supporters for the first time last month when 10,000 fans watched the club’s Under-18s in a friendly with Wigan Athletic. That was the first of three test events required to help the venue earn its safety certificate. The second will see the U21s in action in front of 25,000 supporters later this month.

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