On Monday, the first time in preparation for the 2024/25 season, members of our men’s first team returned to the Sobha Realty Training Centre. Our gallery contains their photographs.

Mikel Arteta was there to assess the players who hadn’t been on international duty at Euro 2024 or Copa America as the first day of preseason training got began.

Club photographer Stuart MacFarlane was ready to capture the moments when Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Eddie Nketiah, Jurrien Timber, Ben White, Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey, Fabio Vieira, and Emile Smith Rowe were enjoying one other’s company.