Manchester United today announced they had purchased a piece of land near Old Trafford key to their plans to build a new 100,000 seater stadium.

United outlined their plans for a new stadium in March last year and one of the main hurdles towards achieving their dream was the acquisition of a 25-acre site around 350 metres to the north-west of the current ground.

That has now been achieved, marking a major milestone in the stadium project and the regeneration of the wider area with plans that include 15,000 new homes, including affordable housing, creating 48,000 new jobs locally and over 90,000 nationally, and adding more than £7 billion a year to the UK economy.

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