Tottenham players pose for a photo on their flight home from Barcelona, Spain

Mauricio Pochettino treated his stars to a warm-weather training camp this week

Harry Kane met 200m world champion Dafne Schippers during their short stay

Tottenham players are on their way back to north London following a short training camp in the sunny climes of Barcelona, Erik Lamela revealed on his Instagram feed.

The Argentine midfielder posted a photo of his team-mates on their flight home from Spain, where they enjoyed several days away from the gripping winter weather ahead of their next game against Southampton.

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And the Tottenham squad were not the only athletes escaping the rain and howling winds as 200-metre world champion Dafne Schippers was completing her own winter regime at the same training complex.

Erik Lamela posted a photo of the Tottenham squad on their team plane heading to London

Mauricio Pochettino and Harry Kane took a photo with 200m world champion Dafne Schippers

Mauricio Pochettino and Harry Kane posed for a photo with the sprinter, who is now one of Holland's most famous athletes after her gold-winning performance in at the World Championships in London last summer. She also picked up bronze in the 100m event.

Schippers wrote: 'It is not every day that top coach #mauriciopochettino and one of the best strikers in the world @harrykane from @spursofficial come visit your training camp.'

Following Tottenham's 4-0 win over Everton last weekend, Pochettino spoke of the importance of training camps at this time of the season.

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Tottenham have been training at the High Performance Sports Centre of Catalonia this week

The players enjoyed mild conditions compared to those offered at their Enfield training base

'It's fantastic to change the routine and always after a busy period in the Premier League and the FA Cup, the Christmas period, to try to change that routine is always important for the team,' Pochettino told Tottenham's official website.

'Barcelona is so close to London and with the weather we have here, to feel the warmth is important to lift everything, to breathe a little bit and we believe it's good to create that atmosphere.

'Of course, the weather helps a lot. Being all together for the new players, for the staff, for everyone, it's important.'

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Pochettino also said the team bonding experience will be just as important as the training aspect and, judging by Lamela's photo, they travel back to London a knitted just a little bit tighter.

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