Manchester United PSL plan faces government crackdown as Old Trafford funding hangs in the balance
Manchester United plans to sell personal seat licences to fans to help fund a 2bn redevelopment of Old Trafford.
The club hopes a PSL scheme will convert ticket ownership into long term revenue for the stadium project.
PSL holders would own seat rights and could sell match or season tickets at a profit under the model.
However the government is tightening rules on ticket touts and resale profits.
The government clampdown could block the planned resale market for PSLs.
Officials do not yet publish a price or timetable for the PSL scheme.
Club executives stress the plan is part of a wider strategy to finance the stadium without public money.
United has faced no formal approval or rejection yet from authorities.
Star forward Marcus Rashford remains central to United’s appeal and the club’s commercial push.
In the longer term, any delay could shift funding away from the stadium project to other targets.
TLDR
- Manchester United’s PSL plan aims to fund a 2bn Old Trafford redevelopment.
- The government crackdown on ticket touts could derail PSL resale profits.
- No price or timetable has been disclosed yet.
Marcus Rashford
Manchester United