In recent years, a New York Red Bulls team that once invested heavily in stars and big names has instead putting its sizeable resources into infrastructure. Now, a hunt for a new training facility is the next step in the organization’s continued transition towards sustainability and a growing reliance on their academy.



All of this is coming together for what might be a transformation of what the Red Bulls can offer in terms of infrastructure; both for the first team and for the emerging pipeline of developmental talent from the local area and perhaps even beyond.



To aid in both, multiple sources tell The Athletic that the Red Bulls are currently exploring possibilities for a new training facility. The current facility will see its lease lapse “in the next two, three years” according to a source. The Red Bulls moved into their current facility, located in Whippany, N.J. about 30 minutes west of Red Bull Arena, in 2013.



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