Kieran Trippier and three other Newcastle United stars spotted training in Dubai during international break
International breaks are seen as a massive inconvenience to fans who prefer club football, but for those players not representing their country, it provides a little bit of freedom.
While the non-internationals are still expected to train and keep themselves ready for the upcoming fixtures, there's no law about where they have to do that training.
Four Newcastle United players have been snapped running training drills together in Dubai during this break, as spotted on Kieran Trippier's Instagram.
The Magpies aren't strangers to jetting to the Middle East for some warm-weather training in the colder months, although it's usually done as a team thing around Christmas.
Kieran Trippier and three of his Newcastle United colleagues are training in Dubai during the international break
Newcastle World confirmed that the snap was taken out in Dubai, where Trippier, along with Jamaal Lascelles, Joe Willock and Will Osula, are being put through their paces.
Trippier has a history of jetting out to Dubai whenever he has downtime, with one visit sparking intense speculation that he was out there working on a move to the Saudi Pro League.
Thankfully, that turned out to be utter nonsense, and since then, Trippier has got his head on straight and is back to being a hugely important player for Eddie Howe.
Kieran Trippier retired from international football last year
Trippier retired from international football after Euro 2024, and England's loss has ultimately been Newcastle's gain.
You could say the same for Fabian Schar, who also retired from internationals around the same time, but it seems the Swiss star hasn't opted to head to Dubai with his teammates.
Let's hope that the quartet come back to the UK nice and refreshed and ready to go because the fixture list shows no sign of letting up.
