Manchester City have begun construction on new £10m purpose-built training facility for the club's women's team.
The start of construction was marked by club captain, Alex Greenwood, managing director Charlotte O’Neill, director of football Therese Sjogran and director of performance services Emma Deakin.
The facility is due to open by the start of next season and is a few hundred meters away from the club’s 7000-seater purpose-built Joie stadium.
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The women’s first team will still have access to the £200m City Academy but this new facility designed for the squad will house a hydrotherapy area, a high-performance gym, and a circular dressing room designed to enhance player development. The 17,000 square-foot space has been designed to accommodate possible expansion as the team continues to grow.
Greenwood said: “We’ve obviously gone from an amazing facility which has gotten us to this point, but it’s time for us to move on from that now and expand as a team by giving us our own space to work from.
“Right from the start we’ve been involved quite a lot so we could discuss what's going to be in there and what’s necessary. From what I know the facilities are going to be the best, which is nothing short of what I expect. I’m excited to see how it’s going to look.”
O’Neill added: "The time feels right for the team to move into our own purpose-built home, and we think we’ve designed something really special that will help us in our efforts to consistently challenge for major titles.”
