Newcastle United would have struggled to bring in signings without an improved training ground.

The club's joint owner Amanda Staveley has admitted that infrastructure investments were needed.

The Magpies have put in £10 million on upgrading the men's current facility at Benton.

Improvements, per Chronicle Live, include “a better canteen that has doubled in size, hydrotherapy and plunge pools, an improved gym, a modern 30-seat presentation room, a new lounge, an expanded physio room, and a bigger dressing room."

On the matter, Staveley recently told The Athletic: “When we took over, I think we all assumed the right solution would be to put everyone together.

"But what I've learned is to bring in the best people and help them work out what's needed. We want to provide the best environment and facilities for both teams, whether that's under the same roof or with separate training grounds.

“The men's team now have a fantastic training ground, which had to happen because we couldn't have attracted elite athletes to come to Newcastle if we hadn't drastically improved. It was one of my real bug-bears when we took over. It was awful.

"It's great to see the men's training ground now, but we haven't got any more space there and things take time to build. We're looking at a lot of our colleagues at other teams to try to work out what environment will produce the best performance."