Eddie Howe is preparing to take his Newcastle players on a warm-weather training camp to Dubai next week.
The squad spent six days in Saudi Arabia in January, where they met members of the country’s Public Investment Fund, who own an 80 per cent stake in the club.
They returned from that trip to take 16 points from a possible 18 and Howe wants to use this international break to strengthen the team’s bond.
Howe guided the resurgent magpies to three wins and a draw in the month of February
Sportsmail understands they plan to leave next Friday once getting sign-off from the owners — they play at Everton on Thursday — with a 17-day gap before their following game at Spurs on April 3.