Preparations for our UEFA Europa Conference League final are well underway, with David Moyes’ West Ham United squad touching down in Portugal earlier on Monday for a three-day training camp in the Algarve.
With the final, the Hammers' first major European showpiece in 47 years, less than ten days away, Moyes’ men were put through their paces less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign.
Under the watchful eye of the manager and his backroom staff, the entire squad - minus Gianluca Scamacca, who continues his rehabilitation following knee surgery back in Italy - enjoyed a recovery and warm-down session in the late afternoon sunshine, as thoughts turn to our Conference League date with Italians ACF Fiorentina, at the Eden Arena in Prague, Czechia, on Wednesday 7 June.
While Sunday’s starting XI at Leicester City went through a light cool-down session, the remainder of the group worked hard in temperatures touching 23 degrees, undergoing a mixture of football and fitness drills in the Portuguese sun.
The Hammers will spend a couple of days in Portugal, before returning to England for the final countdown before heading for Prague next Monday, as we seek a first major trophy since 1980.
