MANCHESTER UNITED have asked fans whether they would be willing to pay more than FOUR TIMES as much for a season ticket at a new stadium than what they currently pay at Old Trafford.
Red Devils chiefs are pressing ahead with plans for a stunning new £2billion stadium, which aims to be completed by 2030 and seat 100,000 fans.
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As part of their steps towards the new stadium, the club has emailed season-ticket holders and members to gauge opinion on some of the plans.
The survey – sent to members, season ticket holders, and executive club members – is the biggest fan research initiative conducted as part of the project so far.
It was revealed yesterday how United are looking to become the first European side to introduce seat licences – an American concept allowing fans to buy a specific seat for a set period of time.
Under a personal seat licence (PSL), a fan who buys a licence would still pay separately for a season ticket but retain the option to sell the licence to someone else if they choose not to renew their tickets.
However, it was also indicated that fans could be asked to pay as much as £4,830 for a season ticket in the lower tier of the new Sir Alex Ferguson Stand.
That figure is more than four times the amount of the most expensive season ticket for the 2025/26 season, which stands at £1,121.
Meanwhile, the cost of the cheapest season ticket available in the upper-tier corner near the East Stand would cost £570, which is £38 less than the cheapest adult season ticket currently available.
Indicative prices at “Executive Club” level go all the way up to a staggering £424,800 a season for a 16-person private box.
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As reported by The Times, United also appear to be eyeing a “Tunnel Club” feature, like one introduced by rivals Manchester City at the Etihad in 2017, for a cost of up to £26,550 per person.
United insist “no pricing decisions have been made” on the costs listed in the survey, which added: “We want to keep our cheapest tickets at widely-accessible levels.
“To do this we must develop the best and most premium options in the market to subsidise lower-cost tickets.”
They add the wide range of pricing options represents best practice for “exploring the possibility of personal seat licences” which could form part of the “major investment” required to build a new stadium.
United told SunSport: “We will also test demands at much lower price points, including some lower than current levels.”
Last year, 52 per cent of United fans surveyed supported the building of a new stadium, while 31 per cent supported refurbishing the existing Old Trafford.
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