Newcastle United have been making the most of 'world-class facilities' during their warm-weather training camp in Saudi Arabia while the club's training base continues to be upgraded back home.
The Magpies landed in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Sunday for a mini pre-season ahead of the campaign restarting following the World Cup break. The trip has given Eddie Howe the opportunity to put his squad through their paces in the heat - temperatures are due to hit 25C on Tuesday morning - before the travelling party return to Benton next week.
The players trained at the Al Hilal Saudi Club Stadium on Monday and have made use of the gym and pitch on site before taking on Al Hilal, the Saudi Pro League champions, on Thursday. Howe has already hailed these facilities as 'world-class' at a time when the club's own training ground is being modernised.
