There has been plenty of work taking place at Manchester United over the summer months and not only involving transfer business.
The Red Devils have made a quick start to the summer window with Matheus Cunha signed for £62.5m from Wolves on the opening day.
It seems Bryan Mbeumo could follow him to Manchester with Ineos preparing a third Mbeumo bid to get a deal over the line.
Ruben Amorim will hope to have both players with his squad for the start of pre-season training on July 7.
When players return for the start of the 2025 pre-season schedule, they will be greeted by a new-look Carrington.
£50m Carrington upgrades can transform Ruben Amorim’s season
Since the Ineos takeover, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has spoken about improving United’s infrastructure as well as the playing squad.
A new £2bn stadium with a record-breaking capacity of 100,000 was announced, while in the background work had already begun on United’s ‘Project Avalon’ at Carrington.
Project Avalon is a £50m investment into United’s Carrington training facility, introducing new world-class facilities for the first-team squad.
Carrington had been criticised by Cristiano Ronaldo for being outdated as he made a dramatic exit from the club, and now Ineos are trying to bring United back up to speed.
The Carrington upgrades were being built throughout last season, but are ready for the squad’s pre-season preparations this summer.
CEO Omar Berrada spoke about the facilities and, as quoted by The Telegraph, said they will be “world-class” and the “heart of our club”.
United will spend most of their time this summer away in the United States, but having world-class training facilities throughout the 2025/26 season will be a major boost to Amorim and his staff.
Ruben Amorim will finally get the training time he has been asking for
When agreeing to take charge of United as head coach last November, Amorim was aware that a complete shift in tactics and style of play would come with its issues.
It certainly did. United finished 15th in the Premier League and narrowly lost the Europa League final.
Throughout the season, Amorim insisted he needed more time to train his players, and he will get that this summer and next season.
With no European football as a distraction, Amorim and his players can focus solely on the Premier League, often only playing once each week.
Amorim promised ‘good times are ahead’ after a disastrous first season, and now he finally has proper foundations to rely on at Carrington.
Signings are important this season, but the world-class improvements at Carrington could be an underappreciated bonus to the 2025/26 campaign.
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