Man Utd ‘will aim to build a 100,000-seater stadium’ with ‘completion’ date mooted

Man Utd are looking to build a stadium capable of holding 100,000 fans if they choose to move to a new Old Trafford, according to reports.

Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was given a stark reminder of the issues facing a deteriorating Old Trafford as a storm wreaked havoc around the ground on towards the end of the season.

are looking at options to redevelop the current site or build a new one on adjacent club-owned land, with the first option expected to cost in the region of £1billion and a new stadium requiring a £2billion outlay.

Ratcliffe favours a new ground and got a first hand glimpse of the issues at United’s current home after a storm broke out towards the end of their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in May.

Water poured from the corner of the…

Man Utd ‘meet representatives’ of £30m defender amid ‘serious interest’ from Ratcliffe

Manchester United are in contact with the representatives of Ferdi Kadioglu as they weigh up making a bid for the Fenerbahce left-back, according to reports.

Kadioglu impressed at this summer s European Championship with Turkey after a stellar campaign for Super Lig giants Fenerbahce.

He has been strongly linked with a host of European clubs in recent months, with Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund both believed to be interested.

More recently, have been linked with a move to sign Kadioglu who is reportedly valued at 35million euros (£29.9m) in the summer transfer window.

Reports coming out of Turkey earlier this week stated that the Red Devils have started to seriously take an interest in the 24-year-old full-back.

And on Friday, it was reported th…