Manchester United faces financial problems that already directly affect the daily lives of employees and base players. According to The Athletic, the budgetary containment imposed by owner Jim Ratcliffe has led to precarious conditions at the Carrington Academy and other club facilities, built in 2002 and last renovated in 2017.
Among the reports are bathrooms without cleaning for days, full waste crates, worn out fields and faded signs. The lack of maintenance employees is pointed out as the main responsible for the current scenario.
Restrictions also reach professionals who wear the club’s official uniform: coaches of the grassroots and main team analysts began to wash their own equipment. The rule does not apply to players or the coaching staff led by Ruben Amorim.
The scarcity of resources has generated curious situations in recent months. In a under-13 game against Everton, the team was left without sufficient shorts and socks and had to play with uniforms borrowed from the opponent. Already the women’s team in Norway had to buy 15 pairs of boots and 20 sets of hasty canelars, less than three hours from a qualification match against SK Brann.
In addition to Carrington, other historical training facilities, such as The Cliff and Littletoon Road in Salford, show signs of abandonment, receiving only younger levels without significant investments.
