Manchester United\u2019s new stadium is expected to cost around \u00a32bn<\/a> and architects Fosters + Partners have set an optimistic deadline of 2030 for the stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been warned about delays<\/a> and Ineos should take the current situation developing at Barcelona as a warning.<\/p>\n Lord Norman Foster believes United can halve the construction time of their stadium to five years by using the local canal network for shipping.<\/p>\n However, work on the stadium is yet to begin and time is ticking. At Barcelona, their \u00a31.25bn stadium project has faced serious delays.<\/p>\n As reported by talkSPORT<\/a>, Barcelona had planned to open the doors to the newly-renovated Camp Nou this Sunday against Valencia, but they now face \u201cstadium chaos\u201d and have no venue for the weekend.<\/p>\n It seems Marcus Rashford and Co. will have to play at the 6,000-capacity Estadi\u00a0Johan Cruyff with the Camp Nou still not ready to open its doors.<\/p>\n Barcelona will miss out on millions from matchday income for each match they fail to host at their new venue.<\/p>\n Ineos will want to avoid a similar situation developing at United, so the expected timeline for the 100,000-seater project must be carefully considered.<\/p>\n Man United still yet to source stadium funding<\/p>\n If everything goes to plan, Ineos want to begin work on the stadium this year<\/a>, but we are already in September and there are still major question marks surrounding the project.<\/p>\n The biggest question is how Ineos plan to fund the \u00a32bn project.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ineos can now switch focus to their statement Manchester United project, it\u2019s bigger than transfers<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Manchester](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2204520635-4-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty ImagesIneos must learn from Barcelona stadium \u2018chaos\u2019<\/p>\n