Poland coach Michał Probierz said that he and Football Association (PZPN) chief Cezary Kulesza have held talks about making a large investment in a new training center for the national team.
The Polish squad has started its training camp prior to Nations League matches with Portugal and Croatia, which will be played at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw.
The team will train mainly at Legia Warsaw's training center in Książenice, which is about 30 kilometers from the Polish capital. Probierz's squad will not arrive at the PGE Narodowy stadium until Friday.
The plan was to start training at the Warsaw facility on Thursday, but there will be a 24-hour delay related to laying the turf.
“In a country with 40 million inhabitants, there should be a place where the national team has a permanent training location,” Probierz said.
Before the start of the training camp, the coach raised the idea of creating a training center for the team. PZPN had made such plans in the past, with a location chosen and scheduling a 400 million zloty (€ 92.8 million) investment for 2023.
A large part of the cost was to be covered by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. Ultimately, the project fell through, partially due to uncertainty with government financing.
The concept met a mixed reaction when it was originally floated, with many fans saying that a dedicated training center should not be the priority for lifting the performance of the national team, with a more “root and branch” approach being more suitable.
The potential cost also raised many eyebrows.
The team will train mainly at Legia Warsaw's training center in Książenice, which is about 30 kilometers from the Polish capital. Probierz's squad will not arrive at the PGE Narodowy stadium until Friday.
The plan was to start training at the Warsaw facility on Thursday, but there will be a 24-hour delay related to laying the turf.
“In a country with 40 million inhabitants, there should be a place where the national team has a permanent training location,” Probierz said.
Before the start of the training camp, the coach raised the idea of creating a training center for the team. PZPN had made such plans in the past, with a location chosen and scheduling a 400 million zloty (€ 92.8 million) investment for 2023.
A large part of the cost was to be covered by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. Ultimately, the project fell through, partially due to uncertainty with government financing.
The concept met a mixed reaction when it was originally floated, with many fans saying that a dedicated training center should not be the priority for lifting the performance of the national team, with a more “root and branch” approach being more suitable.
The potential cost also raised many eyebrows.
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