Archie Gray already down to business with Newcastle and Everton players after Leeds United pain

Two weeks after leaving Wembley in tears with Leeds United bound for another year in the Championship, Archie Gray is already back on the grind. The 18-year-old has completed his first full season of regular senior football, with 52 appearances across all competitions, but that has not seen the teenager get his feet up until the first day of pre-season.

Daniel Farke is expected to welcome the majority of his squad back to Thorp Arch as June turns into July. The build-up for a second stab at promotion will begin with friendlies then punctuating the proceeding weeks before the kick-off on August 10.

In the meantime, Gray has not wanted to rest on his laurels or recharge after the longest season of his fledgling career. The teenager has been seen training in Dubai with a host of other domestic footballers from the Premier League and EFL.

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Elite Sports Performance, a training venue in Dubai, regularly brings together professional footballers keen to get into shape when they are not working with their clubs on a daily basis. Whether it’s during international breaks or the close season, players have been using the centre in United Arab Emirates to sharpen up.

On this occasion, Gray has been pictured working with the likes of Fulham’s Jay Stansfield, West Ham United’s Freddie Potts, Everton’s Tyler Onyango and Newcastle United’s Joe White. Gray will become an even more important cog in Farke’s machine next season, assuming he stays.

The academy graduate predominantly played as a right-back last term, but dazzled in midfield at times, particularly at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in the FA Cup. There are another four years left to run on the contract Gray signed at Elland Road last season.