Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have already approached potential investment partners at home and abroad as they rapidly seek to rebuild or refurbish Old Trafford.
In a wide-ranging special report ahead of next week’s expected confirmation of the petrochemical billionaire’s 25 per cent stake in his boyhood club, Mail Sport can also reveal that an option to move away from Old Trafford has already been ditched.
The group is leaning towards a rebuild on land at the side of United’s iconic home, with the hope that the project will be done in five years or sooner.