Old Trafford could be 'knocked down' as Manchester United owners plan redevelopment

Old Trafford could be knocked down and rebuilt under 'plans being considered' by Manchester United.

That is according to a report by The Telegraph, who claim that United are close to appointing preferred partners for what could be the biggest redevelopment project in the club's rich and colourful history. The decision has been made after an exhaustive tender process was carried out in which those bidding were asked to put forward three different resign proposals.

Of the proposals submitted, the most ambitions is for Old Trafford to be completely rebuilt. If the club pressed ahead with the move, a new, larger stadium would be built on a reconfigured site. It is claimed that it would be large enough to rival Wembley's 90,000 capacity.

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Furthermore, it would also feature a second ground to play host to the women's team and fixtures of the academy. A lot of United's youth-team and women's fixtures are currently played at Leigh Sports Village.

The Glazer family, whose attendance at matches this season has been almost non-existent, have faced a wealth of criticism in recent years from United supporters for not putting enough funding into modernising Old Trafford. The ground, in parts, has become dated and lags behind the stadia enjoyed by some of their rivals, such as Tottenham Hotspur.

Whilst a full rebuild would be a straight-forward project, a redevelopment of the stadium could prove to be problematic. That is because it would raise questions about where United would play their home games whilst works are carried out.

Whilst Tottenham had their new stadium built, they played their home games across London at