Follow behind the scenes: Players return for pre-season

Sunderland’s players are back at the Academy of Light for the first day of pre-season.

The Black Cats started to arrive from 8am with Lee Cattermole, Jack Rodwell and Lynden Gooch among the first to arrive.

Following two days of fitness testing, the Lads will head to Austria alongside the club’s under-23s for a five-day training camp before returning to England to take on Bury on Friday 7 July.

And you’ll be able to keep up to date with all the action behind the scenes throughout pre-season by following the channels below…

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