PIF approve significant £200m Newcastle United move as stunning details emerge

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Newcastle United are set to announce a new training complex, replacing the Magpies’ current home in Benton.

Newcastle United have set a budget of £200million to build their state-of-the-art, Premier League-leading new training complex, NewcastleWorld can reveal.

And it’s understood work on the club’s proposed stadium developments, which are yet to be decided on, will not start for around 18 months.

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Sources close to the plans have revealed to NewcastleWorld that the Magpies hierarchy have set aside the nine-figure sum in order to complete the ambitious training ground project, which is seen as essential to push Newcastle into the upper echelons of not only the Premier League, but world football.

Newcastle United are set to announce a new training ground - and the budget is £200m.Newcastle United are set to announce a new training ground - and the budget is £200m.
Newcastle United are set to announce a new training ground - and the budget is £200m. | Canva

And while movement on stadium developments - new or otherwise - had been expected to be revealed first, it is the training ground, as mentioned in the Daily Mail, which will come long before an increased capacity at St James’ Park, or more likely, a new development in the city.

It must be noted, though, those plans are definitely not on ice. There is hope developments can move quickly on that front too, with a potential 2027 date in mind for things to get started. NewcastleWorld understands that while a number of options remain on the table, the Newcastle board are yet to rubber stamp anything in relation to a new stadium or redevelopment of the existing one.

News on both the training facilities and stadium movement will put an end to any doubts over the long-term vision of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on Tyneside. Doubts had been raised by some fans, particularly on social media, about the club direction, but spades in the ground would change all of that.

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PIF have always stated their long-term commitment to the Newcastle United project, and while frustrations about the restrictive nature of Premier League rules and the speed of travel are very real, not seeing through what has only just been started at St James’ Park, is not an option.

How much will Newcastle spend on new training facilities?

The £200m budget would dwarf that of other, similar Premier League projects with Leicester City’s £100m complex being completed in 2020.

It does, however, fall short of the £240m training complex unveiled by Paris Saint-Germain, Campus PSG.

Plans have already been drawn for the training ground, and the work is now being costed.

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An official announcement has been tightly guarded, but is expected soon.

The Magpies’ owners spent around £10m revamping the club’s current training base in Benton, but, in reality, while much needed, this was only ever seen as a stop-gap.

Inspiration is understood to have been taken from the club’s recent trip to Adidas HQ, in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

What are the plans for Newcastle new training ground?

It’s understood the new complex will not only house the Newcastle United first-team, but will also have built-in, separate academy and women’s team facilities.

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The centre piece of the facility will have a purpose-built stadium, where junior, youth, women’s and first-team, behind-closed-doors games can be held.

Where will Newcastle’s new training ground be located?

We know the cost, we know some of what is set to be in it, but, as yet, we do not know a location.

However, NewcastleWorld has information that a North Tyneside site has been heavily surveyed, said to be ‘on the edges of Killingworth’, while other publications have speculated at a Newcastle Racecourse site - which would tally with our info - or one further out towards Newcastle Airport.

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