Manchester United focused on Old Trafford revamp

Manchester United are focused on revamping Old Trafford, which could lead to the complete demolition of the current stadium.

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The 74,140 capacity home of the Red Devils hasn’t seen extensive renovations over the last 16 years and the Glazer family have been meeting with fans in recent years and upgrading Old Trafford is high up on the fans’ list of priorities.

According to Manchester United’s chief operating officer, Collette Roche, the club is looking at all options and is talking to consultants about the project.

A report from the Guardian states that the main plan is to either demolish and rebuild the current South Stand, or to potentially demolish Old Trafford and build a brand new stadium next door to it.

The issue with the latter is that United may be without a home while that work is done. Real Madrid and Tottenham have done something similar in recent years but both clubs were forced to play in temporary homes while the work was finished. Man United aren’t exactly going to move in to the Etihad Stadium on a temporary basis, are they?

Roche said the following at a fans’ forum about the potential revamp of Old Trafford.

“We have been assessing the capabilities of globally leading consultants who want to help us develop a masterplan for the modernisation of Old Trafford, with the ultimate aim of improving the matchday experience for fans,” Roche said.

“We are hoping to appoint our preferred partners in the coming weeks; following this, we will be able to formally kick off phase one of the project, which will be focused on establishing the vision and objectives for the masterplan.”

Old Trafford is the largest Premier League stadium by quite some distance (Tottenham’s home