Mehrdad Ghodoussi has witnessed 'one of the best training arenas in the world' up close as Newcastle United's owners continue to do their homework ahead of building a new facility.
Ghodoussi has travelled with players and staff to Dubai for a week-long training camp and the part-owner watched the squad being put through their paces at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex on Tuesday morning. While Ghodoussi flew out to support the team, the added bonus of this trip is that the part-owner can see what an elite training base looks with his own eyes.
As well as having a quality pitch, the state of the art facility also boasts a swimming pool and altitude, hyperbaric and cryotherapy chambers. Players and staff do not have access to these sorts of options back at Benton and the club's owners plan on designing and building a new training ground in the coming years to potentially incorporate some of these features.
