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A tour inside Newcastle's new-look training ground is seriously impressive

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Published 12:28 30 May 2023 GMT+1

A tour inside Newcastle's new-look training ground is seriously impressive

Newcastle United's Benton training ground has been undergoing an extensive renovation.

Jack Kenmare

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Newcastle United have provided fans with an in-depth look at their new-look training ground ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, featuring several noticeable improvements.

Back in 2021, shortly after the £300 million takeover of Newcastle was completed, co-owner Amanda Staveley described the club's training facilities as "really awful."

She added: “There’s no point having fantastic players if there’s nowhere suitable for them to train."

Over the last few months, the Benton training ground has undergone an "extensive" renovation, with the addition of hydrotherapy and plunge pools, improved changing rooms and an updated presentation room.

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The Premier League club, who recently qualified for the Champions League, have also added a modern players' lounge and a bigger dining area.

Newcastle fan-favourite favourite Shola Ameobi, who memorably appeared on MTV Cribs, presented the below tour.

Here's how fans have reacted to the tour on social media.

One said: "The improvements are crazy. Thank you @ghodoussi, @jamiereuben, Amanda and all involved," while another wrote: "Bit of an upgrade on the bins & paddling pools."

A third commented: "Love the dressing room photos that trigger other teams fans being all over the walls."

A fourth added: "This is genius. The facilities look excellent, such a marked improvement to what went before but also this video shows that the club has a lighter side - and it's not always serious. Shola biting into an apple... if you know, you know..."

Back in April, Staveley confirmed Newcastle are currently 'looking at' building a new training ground as they complete improvements to the current facility.

"We can do things that we couldn't do 10 years ago," Staveley said at MIPIM. "We're looking at developing a new training ground at the moment.

"I remember when Eddie came and we had to put investment into our current training ground because it just wasn't fit for purpose. We were trying to put all the cameras around the outside. I was thinking, 'God, this is going to cost a fortune'. It was like £800,000 of investment just into the cameras. Then, suddenly, no, drones. We will do it all by drones."

Thoughts on the training ground improvements?

Let us know in the comments.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/@NUFC

Topics: Newcastle United, Premier League

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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