STARS of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all trained at the same Dubai sports complex during the Premier League winter break.
The league’s inaugural mid-season pause is underway, but for some players the work does not stop.
Ross Barkley gets the ball at his feet as he trains for ChelseaCredit: Instagram / @nas_sc
Arsenal stars put the work in during their warm-weather trainingCredit: Instagram / @nas_sc
Man Utd star Jesse Lingard works on his touch during trainingCredit: Instagram / @nas_sc
The Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex has become the go-to venue for clubs and athletes looking for some winter sunCredit: Instagram / @nas_sc
Of the 20 top-flight teams, eight are in action this weekend including champions Manchester City.
But for the rest, including United, Chelsea, Arsenal and champions-elect Liverpool do not play in the league until the following weekend.
Players such as Callum Hudson-Odoi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Lucas Torreira have been spotted sunning themselves in far-flung locations this week.
But some stars are not so lucky… and are already back to work just days after their last Premier League action.
United stars Jesse Lingard, Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw are all training at the sprawling Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex.
Now Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley and Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney, Sead Kolasinac and Riess Nelson have also been snapped in the popular training haunt.
The complex has become the go-to venue for clubs and athletes looking for some winter sun.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a regular visitor, as is Patrice Evra, while Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain, Virgil van Dijk, Novak Djokovic and Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford have all used the facilities.
The Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex contains everything elite athletes and clubs need to train and recover from injury
Teams and athletes are flocking to the desert not just because of the guaranteed sunshine, but because of the world-class facilites.
The Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex includes two Fifa-standard pitches, one with an IAAF-standard athletics track around the outside of it, and every hi-tech apparatus one could need for injury recovery.
The sprawling site boasts a luxury health club and spa with a fully-equipped gym.
Jesse Lingard, Luke Shaw and Diogo Dalot head for Man Utd warm-weather training early and cut short winter break
Cristiano Ronaldo made a trip to the complex during a winter break
Footballers love it because of the guaranteed sunshine
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
