Published: 17:00, 13 January 2026 | Updated: 17:00, 13 January 2026

Newcastle United are preparing to announce a state-of-the-art £200million training facility on land most recently owned by former chairman Sir John Hall.

Daily Mail Sport can reveal that the club are ready to purchase a site in Woolsington, close to Newcastle Airport and five miles from St James’ Park.

Once paperwork is completed, grand plans for a new training complex will be unveiled.

Construction will take around two years and it is hoped work can begin in 2026, although the exact timeline is still to be finalised. Sites at Seaton Burn and Newcastle Racecourse were also explored.

This landmark development marks the first significant infrastructural investment of the club's Saudi-led ownership, more than four years after their takeover from Mike Ashley.

The facilities, say sources, will be world class and will give Newcastle a training base to rival the very best in the Premier League. It is also a huge signal of ambition from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund and their co-owners, the Reuben brothers.

Newcastle's current training ground is...