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22.02.2024 - 22:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe may struggle to use taxpayers' money to revamp Old Trafford. After buying a 27.7% share in the club, plans to improve - or move away from - Old Trafford have been a hot topic.
The 71-year-old promised £237m to be spent on the stadium as part of the takeover bid, with reports suggesting the English billionaire is mulling over whether to renovate for around £1bn or build a new stadium for closer to £2bn and give the surrounding area a facelift.
After his takeover was approved, he told Manchester Evening News that there could be a case for government help. "The people in the north pay their taxes like the people in the south pay their taxes. But where's the national stadium for football? It's in the south. Where's the national stadium for rugby? It's in the south. Where's the national stadium for tennis? It's in the south. Where's the national concert stadium? It's the O2, it's in the south. Where's the Olympic Village? It's in the south."
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But this idea hasn't been popular in Whitehall and it seems very unlikely that it will happen, according to The Times. While public money could be used to improve the area around Old Trafford, it seems it wouldn't be used to give United a new stadium.
A source from the government, speaking to The i, said: "It's just not something we'd entertain. The government doesn't tend to fund football stadiums. Where would it end?"
Former Conservative sports minister Tracey Crouch added: "When you have historic football clubs elsewhere in the pyramid on the brink of
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