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Manchester United acquires land for £2 billion 100,000-seat stadium near Old Trafford

Chris Wheeler

16d ago· 4 min readenNews

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Manchester United have acquired a 25-acre triangle of land near Old Trafford to build a new £2 billion, 100,000-seat stadium dubbed the 'Wembley of the North'. The deal allows them to bypass deadlocked negotiations with Freightliner over a freight rail terminal behind the Stretford End. The club continues working to acquire remaining land but expects no issues.

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Twitter / XManchester United acquires land for £2 billion 100,000-seat stadium near Old Traffordmol.im

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United have struck a deal for a 25-acre triangle of land located 350 metres away from Old Trafford, and do not anticipate any problems securing the remainder they need.

The move has allowed United to bypass deadlocked negotiations with Freightliner over buying the freight rail terminal behind the Stretford End.

The two sides appeared to be close to a compromise in March, having initially been £3

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CHRIS WHEELER: United are continuing to work on acquiring the rest of the land needed, but insiders say they do not expect any issues.

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