West Ham announce pre-season training trip to Switzerland ahead of 2019-20 Premier League campaign

Tour: West Ham will head to the Swiss Alps for some high intensity training.
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Joe Krishnan20 May 2019

West Ham will head to Switzerland for a training camp as part of their pre-season preparations ahead of the 2019-20 Premier League campaign.

The Hammers will spend 11 days in the Alps as coach Manuel Pellegrini prepares to get his squad in shape for the new season.

The players will be put on an intense training programme in order to get them back at full fitness before playing SCR Altach in a friendly at the Cashpoint Arena on Thursday, July 11.

It's the second year in a row that Pellegrini's men have flown out to the region, having spent last summer at the Bad Ragaz resort.

The camp will give the Chilean a chance to evaluate his squad after spending over £100 million last summer on the likes of Felipe Anderson and Issa Diop.

Pellegrini will run the rule over his squad in Switzerland.
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West Ham finished in the top-half of the table on the final day, leapfrogging Watford in the process after a 4-1 win at Vicarage Road, and Pellegrini believes it is crucial his squad come back in the best shape possible.

“We have been able to plan our pre-season schedule much earlier this year and the training camp in Switzerland is a vital element of the preparation," he told the club's website.

"After our strong finish to the Premier League season, we can now enjoy the summer break feeling positive and confident, ready to start work together again on July 1."

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After their visit to Switzerland, the east London club will then travel to the Far East for the Premier League Asia Trophy, where they face Manchester City on July 17.

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