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, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer Family have “deep enough pockets” to fund a revamp.
Man United set up an expert task force earlier this month with the objective of regenerating Old Trafford – their current 74,310-seater stadium., Westminster will block the use of public funds to rebuild or revamp Old Trafford – but left the door open to helping the redevelopment of surrounding areas.“It’s an exciting opportunity to re-develop the whole area and it should be embraced, absolutely.
“But I believe these private owners and shareholders have the resources themselves, without accessing government money – which I’m more concerned about. Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST.“I’m just concerned about using government money to develop the stadium. The surrounding area is fine, but there shouldn’t be any grants for the stadium build itself.
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