{"id":299024,"date":"2023-11-12T00:27:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299024"},"modified":"2023-11-12T00:27:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:27:24","slug":"sir-jim-ratcliffe-rules-out-construction-of-new-man-united-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/sir-jim-ratcliffe-rules-out-construction-of-new-man-united-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Jim Ratcliffe rules out construction of new Man United stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sir Jim Ratcliffe rules out construction of new \u00a31.5bn Man United stadium as he prepares to purchase 25 per cent stake in club&#8230; but the 71-year-old has earmarked \u00a3245m to improve infrastructure at the club<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Sir Jim Ratcliffe will take control of footballing operations after his takeover<\/li>\n<li>Ratcliffe will aim to develop Manchester United&#8217;s Carrington training ground<\/li>\n<li>Man Utd are NOT good enough to have a ball-playing keeper &#8211; It&#8217;s All Coming Up\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ruled out the construction of a new stadium, looking ahead to his expected purchase of a stake in Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The British billionaire is on the cusp of purchasing a 25 per cent stake in the club and taking control of football operations.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to Sir Jim have revealed that the chairman and chief executive officer of the INEOS chemicals group, which he founded, Ratcliffe has ruled out a \u00a31.5billion new home.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his overhaul of the club, he will consider alternative plans to renovate and expand Old Trafford and improve facilities in and around the famous old ground.<\/p>\n<p>Old Trafford was one of England\u2019s most iconic stadiums but the roof has been leaking for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/11\/21\/77690049-12738497-image-a-1_1699737767220.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s famous Old Trafford ground has slowly fallen in disrepute, and the roof have been leaking for years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/11\/22\/77691951-12738497-image-m-52_1699741179818.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe has revealed he will not be funding a new stadium, but will instead pledge \u00a3245m towards the club&#8217;s infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Its facilities are also outdated compared to\u00a0Tottenham\u2019s new home and Manchester City\u2019s stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe is set to pledge \u00a3245million to improve infrastructure at the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the shortcomings at Old Trafford, Mail Sport has learned that the bulk of that cash is earmarked for a new training centre rather than for the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that between \u00a3150m and \u00a3200m has been earmarked to modernise the Carrington training ground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/11\/21\/77690025-12738497-image-a-3_1699737775209.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Old Trafford remains a historic stadium, but is nothing when compared to grounds like Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12738497\/Sir-Jim-Ratcliffe-Manchester-United-Old-Trafford-billion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe rules out construction of new \u00a31.5bn Man United stadium as he prepares to purchase 25 per cent <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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