Manchester United will move their women’s team into portable buildings at the club’s Carrington training complex next season to allow the men’s squad to use the women’s building while their facilities are being revamped, sources confirmed to ESPN.
A source told ESPN that the decision to move the women’s team into temporary buildings has disappointed the women’s first-team players.
Last summer, the club opened the £10 million ($12.6m) building shared between the women’s and academy teams. It is equipped with a gym and rehabilitation areas, changing rooms, kit and boot rooms as well as a women’s first-team restaurant complete with a live cooking area, analysis and meeting rooms and a players’ lounge.
The Guardian, which first reported the story, said portable buildings will house everyday zones such as the changing rooms, team meeting rooms, office spaces and communal areas for the women’s players and staff. Still, they will use the same pitches and canteen as before.
Renovations began on Monday on a £50 million investment to renovate the men’s first-team building, with the work expected to take the…
