Four years after having mentioned the training facilities of the state of Manchester United in Carrington and Cristiano Ronaldo, the wishes of Cristiano Ronaldo finally materialized before the 2025/26 campaign.
When he returned highly in 2021, a Ronaldo very impressed by a distance noted that the swimming pool of their Carrington training base was the same as what he had used during his first fate in United between 2003 and 2009.
In fact, a report of The mirror suggested that the fivefold winner of the golden balloon told bosses that he did not want to use the main swimming pool and the plunging pool like cowardly, chipped and missing tiles made a danger to his health.
This has been four seasons since Ronaldo’s comments and finally, a complex of training field at 50 million pounds sterling should open in Carrington next month, which will include an improved swimming pool after its renovation.
What will the renovated training installation look like
During the past year, players from the first team and support staff used academic facilities because the two -level building has been emptied and renovated.
A report of Time gave an overview of what players can expect in the new installation, including an internal barber in the Premier League and advanced equipment designed to help overall performance.
Upstairs, there will be a recreational area so that the players relax, and this area will include dedicated barbers, making it the first training ground in the country with hair cutting equipment.
At the ground level, a flow system has been introduced, which means that players will visit the locker rooms, the gym, the swimming pool and the medical areas and massage in the right order before heading to the fields for training.
In addition to the above, cutting -edge cryogenic chambers have been installed and gymnasium installations have been improved; Not to mention new windows following complaints that the area was dark and unpleasant.
In June, United published images of the planned redevelopment of 50 million sterling pounds of their training base in the southwest of Manchester, while they promised to deliver a world class installation, creating a high performance environment for players and staff.
The architectural practice Foster + Partners, led by Lord Norman Foster, born in Manchester, was appointed to direct the project.
The practice was involved in the redevelopment of the Wembley stadium and the design of the Lusail stadium in Qatar, which organized the 2022 World Cup final.
“The initial objective will be on the areas of gymnasium, medicine, nutrition and recovery, with an emphasis on the creation of more space for collaboration and innovation between players and staff”, read a club statement in June.
“Temporary adaptations will be made to the rest of the Carrington site to ensure that players and staff of all our teams can continue to operate successfully next season.”
Carrington’s redevelopment follows the opening of the building of 10 million pounds sterling for women and academies in 2023.
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