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Man United move women’s team out of training building in new development 

Manchester United have decided to move their women’s team into portable buildings at the club’s training ground in order to accommodate the men’s squad while their facilities are being revamped.

United are currently going through a new phase with new development being brought to the club.  Earlier this month, the club announced that work has begun on a £50 million refurb of the men’s first team building at Carrington.

The building work is expected to last for the duration of next season.

However, while the men’s first team building is being renovated, Erik ten Hag’s players will be moved to the current building which is shared between the women’s and academy teams.

According to The Guardian, the decision to relocate the women’s squad has left some players and staff ‘disappointed’.

A source close to the squad also told the newspaper that the decision ‘added to a growing sense that the women’s team are not perceived as a priority within the club’.

Last summer, United opened the £10 million ($12.6m) building shared between the women’s and academy teams.

The building 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.

United are said to have considered multiple options for relocating the women’s team but believe the decision to stay at Carrington is the best solution as the players will still have access to better pitches and off-field facilities.

News of the intention to move the women’s team to temporary buildings comes after INEOS chairman and United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the plans for the women’s team are still to be confirmed.

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