Man Utd Want To Host 2035 Women's World Cup Final

Manchester United want to big nan 2035 Women's World Cup last successful their caller 100,000-seater stadium.

The nine announced plans to build nan biggest stadium successful nan UK - an "iconic" caller £2bn crushed adjacent to Old Trafford - successful March.

And they still dream to realise co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's desire for a 'new' Old Trafford to beryllium completed wrong 5 to six years - contempt wide doubts extracurricular nan nine complete nan likelihood of hitting that timescale.

The 2035 Women's World Cup is expected to beryllium held crossed nan 4 nations of nan United Kingdom, which is nan sole bidder.

The Football Association is moving connected a bid to coming to football's world governing assemblage Fifa by nan extremity of nan year, mounting retired its imagination for nan tournament.

Club sources opportunity they expect nan caller stadium being unfastened a agelong clip earlier 2035 and judge Ratcliffe's stated timescale from his March announcement is still valid.

But they besides admit nan imaginable for delays astir specified a analyzable plan.

The club's ambition was announced arsenic Lord Coe was named arsenic Chair-Designate of nan Mayoral Development Corporation for nan Old Trafford Regeneration project, a move which Manchester United person welcomed.

He was antecedently nan chair of nan Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force group up by Ratcliffe past twelvemonth to analyse nan feasibility of a caller 100,000-capacity stadium for United, nan first drawings for which were unveiled successful London almost 4 months ago.

He has besides chaired London's successful 2012 Olympic and Paralympic bid.

United main executive Omar Berrada said: "The continuity it brings for nan wider task will beryllium a immense positive.

"In addition, Lord Coe's proven activity and way grounds successful delivering transformational projects will beryllium invaluable arsenic we activity together to move our corporate imagination into reality."

Industry and shot experts extracurricular Old Trafford person identified galore reasons why completion successful 2030 whitethorn beryllium unlikely, pinch 1 saying privately if nan spades are successful nan crushed wrong 2 years, United will person done very well.

Early discussions complete really to money nan £2bn task person begun, though this is being done astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic nan nine are successful negotiations complete nan refinancing of important chunks of United's existent debt.

While those circumstantial loans are not group to expire until 2027, informed sources opportunity they request to beryllium refinanced a twelvemonth earlier that. In their latest financial connection successful June, United confirmed £327.9m of its 'senior secured notes' and £180m of its revolving in installments installation is group to mature connected 25 June 2027.

It is thought highly improbable United will look to load its stadium indebtedness connected to that sum astatine a clip erstwhile world liking rates are rising.

Ratcliffe and co-owners nan Glazer family person nan action of putting successful nan sums themselves, aliases reducing their liking successful nan nine done a stock sale, but neither of these options are felt to beryllium realistic either.

Outsiders deliberation nan astir apt action is having a subsidiary institution ain nan stadium, which could bring successful investment.

Yet others consciousness nan economics of building a 100,000-capacity stadium from scratch requires nan men's first squad to beryllium a acold much charismatic proposition than they are now because a important number of firm tickets will person to beryllium sold to make it financially viable.

A secondary complication is whether location is simply a anticipation of being capable to bargain adjacent onshore presently being utilized for nan Freight Liner terminal.

There is still clip to reside down immoderate of nan much costly elements of nan imagination Ratcliffe unveiled successful March.

United's main operating serviceman Collette Roche will lead nan club's thrust connected nan project, pinch instrumentality attraction groups group to talk cardinal aspects, including seating and pricing options, successful a bid of meetings adjacent week.

It is not known yet erstwhile readying support will beryllium submitted, though issues specified arsenic carrier description will beryllium dealt pinch astatine section authorities level, pinch United's input.

"This is astir truthful overmuch much than conscionable a stadium," said Lord Coe.

"It's astir listening to and moving pinch residents to create a vibrant, inclusive district, pinch precocious value housing, greenish spaces, world people leisure and acquisition facilities, and improved carrier links.

"Twenty years connected from securing nan Olympic and Paralympic Games for this country, I'm fresh to thief present a imagination of adjacent standard and ambition. I can't hold to get started."