MU has completed the project of upgrading Carrington Training Center, with newly officially inaugurated facilities today (August 8).
This project, published in June last year, costed 50 million pounds and was completed during the first male team to the US to fight before the season.
The project is led by Fosters + Partners architectural firm based in London – the unit also designed a plan to build a new stadium to replace Old Trafford with a capacity of 100,000 seats. This new yard project is expected to cost about £ 2 billion.
The renovation items in Carrington focused on the first team building, including the gym, the medical area, nutrition and restoration. This is the next step after the female team and the Academy were upgraded worth 10 million pounds last summer.
Coach Ruben Amorim and his players returned to the center on August 6 before the inauguration. Part of the $ 300 million investment that co -owning Sir Jim Ratcliffe poured into MU last year was used to fund this project.
“After evaluating the facilities last year, we quickly decided to invest heavily to create a world -class performance environment for employees and players, reflecting MU ambitions and vision,” Rotliffe shared. “We are very satisfied with the results and believe that the new establishment will play an important role in building a winning culture at the club.”
Carrington is located in the green area less than 16 km from Old Trafford, once considered one of the best training centers in England when opening in 2000. Sir Alex Ferguson called it “the best thing ever happened to the club”, and wrote in the memoir that it was one of the “most proud” achievements he in 26 years of MU led.
By 2024, Ratcliffe acknowledged that “it is clear that Carrington's standards have fallen compared to some competitors.”
This £ 50 million investment was made in parallel with the strong spending on the transfer market, when MU brought Mathius Cunha from Wolves for £ 62.5 million and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford for £ 65 million, with 6 million potential surcharges. The club also reached an agreement with RB Leipzig to recruit striker Benjamin Sesko for 76.5 million euros plus 8.5 million euros.
Ratcliffe's first year at MU witnessed strong costs cutting, causing hundreds of employees to be fired. “The simple answer is that the club will run out of Christmas if we do not do it,” Rotcliffe told the BBC last year when asked about these measures.
MU will start the Premier League season on Sunday, August 17 by welcoming Arsenal at Old Trafford.
