Omar Berrada reveals hidden aspect about Manchester United’s new stadium, it’s “a dream”

Omar Berrada has revealed a hidden potential aspect regarding Manchester United’s new stadium that he describes as “a dream”.

On Tuesday morning, Manchester United announced plans to construct a brand-new 100,000-seater stadium rather than refurbish Old Trafford.

After months of deliberation, the club’s ‘Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force‘ weighed the advantages and disadvantages before deciding to proceed with a new stadium.

As a result, Old Trafford will eventually be demolished, with completion of the new venue anticipated by 2030.

The decision has divided United supporters, with many expressing opposition to the prospect of losing the iconic Theatre of Dreams.

Meanwhile, fan group ‘The 1958’ have released a statement slamming the concept of the “soulless” 100,000-seater stadium.

Berrada reveals hidden aspect about United’s new stadium

When reports of a new stadium first emerged, there were rumours that the club would keep Old Trafford and use it as a stadium for Womens and Academy team fixtures.

That was an idea which excited many supporters, however, it was confirmed several months ago that it was not a viable option for the club.

However, fresh comments from United’s chief executive Omar Berrada have suggested there could be a “dream” solution for that issue, with Womens and Academy games potentially being held at the club’s new stadium.

Berrada, formally of Manchester City, explained that a concept within the stadium design is being able to adapt it for lower attendance, and that having Womens football played there can increase the level of interest in their team.

“One of the concepts around the design is can we adapt it to open it for games that have lower attendance?” he told MUTV. “That being said, I would love for a women’s team to be using this stadium as their only stadium.

“You know, our goal is to grow the fanbase, to grow the level of interest into the women’s team, so that the average attendance for home games goes up to such a level that the team can play there.

“This is a dream and there’s no reason why we can’t aim for that.”

United’s Womens and Academy teams currently play their football at Leigh Sports Village, which is around a 40 minute journey from Old Trafford.

The travel logistics for some fans means that supporting those teams is much harder than if they played closer to the Mens team.

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In 2022, the Under-18s played at Old Trafford in front of 67,000 supporters in the FA Youth Cup final, which shows the potential level of interest if games where held at the Mens stadium more often.

Of course those numbers would be difficult to replicate, and it will be interesting to see if any further details on Berrada’s comments come out in the coming months.

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