Manchester United New Stadium
Sector: Stadium • Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Source: Goal.com
Manchester United plans to build a new £2 billion stadium, dubbed the 'Wembley of the North', next to their current Old Trafford home. The project requires acquiring land currently used as a rail freight terminal owned by Freightliner. Negotiations are deadlocked due to a disagreement over the price, with Freightliner demanding £400 million while United values the land at £40-50 million. The entir
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Stadium, Rail, Residential
- Location
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Goal.com
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Manchester United plans to build a new £2 billion stadium, dubbed the 'Wembley of the North', next to their current Old Trafford home. The project requires acquiring land currently used as a rail freight terminal owned by Freightliner. Negotiations are deadlocked due to a disagreement over the price, with Freightliner demanding £400 million while United values the land at £40-50 million. The entire stadium project is estimated to cost £4.2 billion, with the stadium itself costing £2 billion. The project aims to create 92,000 jobs and attract 1.8 million visitors annually, with an ambitious target to complete the stadium by 2030. However, the deadlock in land acquisition is causing possible delays and may require revising start dates or scaling back the project. |
Original sector | Sports Infrastructure |
Budget |
Location
Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
State | England |
City | Manchester |
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Source | Goal.com |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Stadium, Rail, Residential |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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