Manchester United insist new stadium ‘not vanity project’ despite prospect of more debt

• Plan unveiled for ground 350 metres from Old Trafford

• Working cost of stadium previously stated as £2bn

Manchester United have said their proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium may lead to further debt being loaded on the club but insisted it will be “a sanity, not vanity project”.

Plans for United’s new home were unveiled on Thursdayand showed it would be built 350 metres north-west of the current Old Trafford. The club are about £1.3bn in debt and in March 2025 Omar Berrada, United’s chief executive, said £2bn was the working cost of the stadium.

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