Manchester United are ready to abandon plans to keep Old Trafford if they build a new £2billion super-stadium next door.
It means United’s 114-year-old home will be bulldozed to the ground if they decide against redeveloping it and instead go with their preferred option of creating a 100,000-seater Wembley of the North.
United revealed their plans in the summer to scale down Old Trafford to a capacity of around 30,000 to preserve the history of the club and provide a venue for the women’s and academy teams.
But sources have told Mail Sport that they now realise it’s unlikely to work, and what is effectively a separate stadium project would be too complex and cost hundreds of millions of pounds.