Manchester United
September 2025
Manchester United’s bold Old Trafford redevelopment faces a major hurdle after Freightliner hiked land prices to £400m, eight times United’s £50m projection. The site, west of the stadium, was vital for a 100,000-seat canopy-wrapped design. Freightliner’s pending takeover by CMA CGM complicates talks, prompting United to draft alternative, more traditional stadium designs. Ratcliffe insists redevelopment will modernize Old Trafford and regenerate the area, though fans already branded the original canopy plans “embarrassing” and “circus-like.”