The club\u2019s billionaire co-owner Jim Ratcliffe, says the structure could be built within five years – if using pre-fabricated elements – and would be the \u2018world’s greatest football stadium\u2019.<\/p>\n
It remains unclear what will happen to the Premier League football club\u2019s current Old Trafford ground, which has been its home for the last 115 years.<\/p>\n
In 2024 Manchester United officials recommended building an all-new stadium, at a cost of around \u00a32 billion, rather than upgrading the existing structure. It concluded that refurbishment would cost between \u00a31 billion and \u00a31.2 billion and reduce stadium capacity while works took place.<\/p>\n
Describing his vision for the all-new stadium, Fosters\u2019 founder, Manchester-born Norman Foster, 89, said: \u2018It starts with the idea of making something which is so intense it brings you close to the pitch. Acoustically it cultivates the roar.<\/p>\n
\u2018As you move away from the stadium, it is not a fortress surrounded by a sea of cars. It\u2019s contained by an umbrella that harvests solar energy and rainwater and encloses arguably the largest public space in the world.\u2019<\/p>\n
Ratcliffe added: \u2018Our current stadium has served us brilliantly for the past 115 years, but it has fallen behind the best arenas in world sport. By building next to the existing site, we will be able to preserve the essence of Old Trafford, while creating a truly state-of-the-art stadium that transforms the fan experience, only footsteps from our historic home.\u2019<\/p>\n
Fosters, which famously worked on the new Wembley stadium, has also drawn up a masterplan for the areas around the grounds in the Salford Quays. This wider vision includes homes and workspaces \u2018which will benefit the local community\u2019.<\/p>\n