Sir Jim Ratcliffe is making no bones about his desire to revolutionize Manchester United both on and off the field after it was confirmed he has acquired 25% of the Glazers club. The decision to move the club away from Old Trafford was controversial for fans due to the sentimental value of their current ground, but it's no secret that a lot of work is needed.

So in a recent interview Jim Ratcliffe explained his decision to push for a move away from Old Trafford. “We can refurbish the pitch and have a fantastic stadium, it will take about a billion to do that, and the club can shoulder that burden. But we have this opportunity to build a new playing field if we choose. We have enough space to build a whole new terrain,” Ratcliffe explained.

“If we build a completely new ground, it would be state-of-the-art, world-class, with a capacity of 90,000 or even 100,000. I think it then provides a platform for some of the big competitions in the north of England. Why shouldn't England play in the north? Why is the FA Cup final always down south? United must have a stadium that suits the club and the brand. This may have been true 20 years ago, but it is not today. "Old Trafford is a bit old."

OLBG presented with the help of AI technology what the new stadium of the "red devils" could be like.

Ratcliffe used the example of the various Spanish stadiums to support his point, claiming that despite the superiority of the Premier League, the league is still far behind La Liga in terms of stadiums.

"If you look at what Real Madrid do with the Bernabeu and Barcelona with Camp Nou, Real's stadium is great. It's like a cauldron with noise. Camp Nou is huge and they are spending a lot of money to refurbish it," Ratcliffe said.

General renovation

Manchester United with the regeneration of the general area of ​​"Old Trafford" with its field plan, can offer many billions of pounds annually to the economy of the United Kingdom!

In fact, Mr. Ratcliff addressed a special office that studied the case and it turned out that the moves that Manchester United wants and hopes to make in the general area of ​​"Old Trafford" as part of its field project, will provide several billion pounds annually to the economy of the country. !

According to Oxford Economics, a global independent consulting firm, a first survey and analysis of the economic impact of the redevelopment of the Old Trafford area will lead to an economic boom on the "Island".

More specifically, a new 100,000 seater stadium could bring in £7.3 billion a year, create 92,000 new jobs, 17,000 new homes and attract 1.8 million visitors a year!

His words were met with... mixed feelings by the team's staff, in the wake of job cuts, as Sir Jim Ratcliffe wanted to save money this way.

Now it remains to be seen when and how the new project will start and how the team will be able to become a match again inside and outside the UK …