SAINTS have revealed details of a week-long pre-season training camp this summer, with the club set to return to their 2024 base in Girona, Spain.
The St Mary's side will take on La Liga outfit Espanyol in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday, July 26, at 10am (BST).
The fixture with Barcelona-based Espanyol, who finished 14th in the top flight of Spanish football last season, will take place at their training ground.
Saints are preparing to head to Catalonia for the camp which begins on Monday, July 21, and return to English soil on Sunday, July 27.
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Saints say the trip will provide new manager Will Still with “valuable time to work with the squad in a warm-weather environment”.
Planning to return to Girona for a second successive season was already under way last summer, with the club impressed by the available facilities.
Last year, Saints played behind-closed-door friendlies against French opposition in Bordeaux and Montpellier at UE Olot's Nou Estadi Municipal.
Saints have already announced local friendlies with National League neighbours Eastleigh and Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.
Still's side will visit Silverlake Stadium on Saturday, July 12, with the Seagulls coming to St Mary's on Saturday, August 2, both set for 3pm kick-offs.
Sport Republic sister side Valenciennes have also revealed a friendly at Staplewood on Friday, July 18, at 2pm, but it is yet to be confirmed by Saints.
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