Newcastle United's training ground improvements have now started with work on the main building and pitch side of the complex under way.
Work to build a significant extension to the side of the training ground is now being carried out with improvements expected in time for the start of the new season. Images of the former outdoor dining area near the canteen being bulldozed to make way for a new walkway on to the training fields have started to appear on Twitter.
The work will see a revamped physio and sport science rooms, new changing rooms, a state-of-the-art kitchen, extended dining room, new presentation room and players’ lounge and hydro pools for the Toon squad.