Newcastle United are following in the footsteps of some of Europe’s biggest clubs with their plans for pre-season ahead of 2024-25. The Magpies toured the United States and Australia ahead of the current campaign but, in contrast to the previous two years, elected not to visit their owners’ homeland of Saudi Arabia during the winter break. Now, Newcastle have announced that they will travel to Japan in preparation for next season, with games lined up in Tokyo against Urawa Red Diamonds and Yokohama F. Marinos. They join the likes ofMan City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan to have toured t…