Newcastle United have landed in Dubai for a week of warm-weather training, the club’s website has confirmed. Eddie Howe and the squad arrive in the Middle East just eight weeks after their visit to Saudi Arabia for the same purpose.
The Toon boss hailed January’s visit as a key reason for the improved form that inspired a nine-game unbeaten run and lifted Newcastle comfortably out of the relegation zone. Despite suffering two late defeats in a row, the Magpies are still nine points clear of the bottom three and are on the cusp of top-flight survival.
Toon chiefs have earmarked the Nad Al Shaba Sports Complex - previously used by Arsenal and Man Utd - as the location for Newcastle’s next team-bonding jolly, with the next fixture not until Tottenham (a) on April 3. A 16-day layoff offers Howe the chance to regroup his squad and get players back to full fitness.
