Newcastle have made improvements to their training ground and St James' Park ahead of the new season
Improvements have been made to the Knox training centre, as photographed behind Sean Steur
Improvements have been made to the Knox training centre, as photographed behind Sean Steur(Image: 2026 Newcastle United)
On the back of Newcastle United's £190million deal to buy the Woolsington Hall estate for their new training ground, the club's owners PIF have underlined their commitment with investment on two further club projects.
The Magpies announced they had agreed a deal to acquire the 260 acres of land to the south of the city's airport which, subject to planning permission being approved early next year, should be ready to move into ahead of the 2029/30 season.
There is much excitement about the 'elite, world class' facility that will move their training base back into Newcastle but if all goes to plan they will not be able to move there for another three years.
In the meantime, the club's owners PIF wrote a cheque for £10million to improve the current training facility, in what was always described to Chronicle Live as a 'bridge' towards building a new training facility, with the extension to the building completed earlier this summer ready for the club's players' return to pre-season.
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The upgrades have seen a refurbished restaurant area, a running track, a new gym, a new changing room for the players, hyperbaric, hypobaric and cryotherapy chambers, as well as an underwater treadmill installed at the newly named KNOX training centre.
The north east press pack were given a tour of the new facilities earlier this week, with head coach Matthias Jaissle undertaking some gym work in the newly refurbished facilities during our visit.
Jaissle will manage at St James' Park this weekend against Liverpool for the first time in a competitive fixture as Newcastle United head coach, and he will do so with some further improvements made to the stadium.
The £190million forked out for the new training ground was the first of two big cheques Newcastle's decision makers need to write out. The second comes with the stadium and whether the Magpies expand St James' Park or build a new stadium from scratch.
An aerial view of St James' Park
An aerial view of St James' Park(Image: PA)
Until that decision has been made, Newcastle have announced £15.6million worth of improvements at their current ground ahead of the new campaign, too.
United have invested £10million into their hospitality offering, with a further £3.6million invested into making a brand new pitch - the first complete replacement in 21 years - and £2million in a new LED floodlighting system.
As well as new screens inside the stadium, the club have also announced 500 extra seats in the stadium in what is a fresh sign that the club's owners remain committed to investing in the club's future off the pitch, as well as on it.