- Burnham insisted that the project will benefit other parts of the region
- Described the club's plans to rebuild Old Trafford as a “win-win”
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A new or rebuilt Old Trafford can consolidate Manchester's place as 'the global capital of football,' said the mayor of the city, Andy Burnham.
Manchester United will make a decision at the end of the season on whether it must rebuild the existing stadium in a place of 87,000 capacity or build a new capacity of 100,000.
The club will pay for any option that eventually chooses, but the initiative has been promoted by the United Kingdom government and the Trafford Council, giving its support to the plans to provide public funds to regenerate the area around the stadium during the last days.
Burnham said the project, which also involves relocating the load terminals, will benefit other parts of the northwest, as well as its city.
He told the BBC breakfast: 'This really … is one of those rare projects that is a mutual benefit, the benefits will feel everywhere.
'In East Manchester, if you look what happened there, and the Commonwealth games helped him with public money at that time, Manchester City has taken that and poured so much investment in themselves to improve eastern Manchester.
Man United received a great boost in the plans for a new Old Trafford with capacity for 100,000
The stadium can Manchester like 'The Capital of Football', according to Andy Burnham
Imagine that being balanced in western Manchester with another important football campus.
“This, without a doubt, will be the global capital of football in the rest of the 21st century.”
A Treasury statement in the United Kingdom on Saturday night said Foreign Minister Rachel Reeves defended the Old Trafford project as “a brilliant example” of government plans to promote economic growth.
The initial results in the proposals, which, as well as a new potential stage, also cover the development of new residential, retail, leisure and commercial facilities, suggest that they could deliver an additional gross value of £ 7.3 billion to the economy of the kingdom United, with more than 90,000 employment opportunities.
As part of the consultation process with the local community, it was found that more than 60 percent of the 1,000 residents surveyed felt that the project could generate a positive benefit for the area.
However, United has been warned that no new stadium 'cannot be built from the pockets of loyal fans' by Manchester United Supporters Trust.
