The Manchester United revolution under Sir Jim Ratcliffe is well underway, as the team is aiming to move out of their Carrington training facility.
The new owners want to move to a new location with more opportunities for expansion because they feel Carrington is already at capacity.
Manchester United has considered purchasing the golf course at High Legh Park. The club needs to build on a 100-acre plot of land to create an exceptional facility. There is an 18-hole Championship Course in High Legh Park. In 2021, it cost £2.1 million to purchase.
Additionally, the Daily Mail claims that the Premier League team is in negotiations to purchase a golf club in the South Manchester region.
For any location to be suitable, it would need to have at least 100 acres of buildable land.
Furthermore, United has already had discussions to purchase Knutsford’s High Legh Golf Club.
There has reportedly not yet been a consensus reached.
The fact that the course is close to many of the players’ Cheshire homes is one of the numerous reasons it is seen to be ideal for United.
The opulent club features a nine-hole course, an 18-hole Championship course, a 24-bay floodlit driving range, a golf shop, a clubhouse bar, and a restaurant.
The course was put up for sale last year and was acquired by American Golf, a Warrington-based company, for £2.7 million in 2021.
Despite advancements throughout the years, it is acknowledged that their present Carrington base is not of an elite caliber and falls short of the training facilities of teams like Manchester City and Tottenham.
It is known that parking is a special problem at Carrington during peak hours, which irritates employees.
When Cristiano Ronaldo departed the team last season, he notoriously criticized the facilities in an intense interview with Piers Morgan.
When he first departed the team in 2009, the former forward claimed that not much had changed in terms of the facilities.
All alternatives are still open, and United might continue to operate out of Carrington, where they have been since 1999.
One possibility is that the first squad would relocate to a new training facility, while the women’s team and academy would stay at Carrington.
Nonetheless, the club would prefer that every department be housed at a single training facility.
If the team decides to purchase a new training facility, it is still unclear who will foot the bill. Ratcliffe will manage football operations following the approval of his 25% stake in the team.
A new training facility is thought to be a point of contention between Ratcliffe and the Glazers despite his previous pledge to invest £250 million in the team.