The exclusive La Cala training camp in Spain hosts some of the world's greatest football players ... and now it's Burgess Hill Town FC's turn.

Premiership clubs regularly make use of La Cala's superb facilities and UEFA Champions League winners Bayern Munich visit every year.

But on Monday the five-star resort near Malaga will be hosting lowly Burgess Hill, of the Sussex County League.

After 35 games of an already-gruelling season, the league leaders are taking a well-earned break ahead of their crunch FA Vase tie with Dorking.

Club secretary Roger Puttick said: "One of our players works for a travel company and they knew the resort was free that week so the players coughed up some money each and decided to go for four days.

"Bayern Munich use it every winter, but sadly we won't be playing them in a friendly.

"Leicester City and Everton have also used it for winter breaks. We thought it would be novel for a club like ours to go."

Sadly, Roger himself will not be joining the team.

As well as secretary, he is also the club's groundsman and has to ensure the pitch is fit for the following Saturday's fourth round FA Vase tie.

But it will not be a holiday for the players.

They will be put through a punishing training regime to ensure they are in peak condition.

Manager Gary Croydon said: "We have a bit of a reputation as a money-bags club but the players will be contributing to the cost.

"We are a club who want to do things as properly and professionally as we can.

"I went to a Premier League match recently and 14 games was the most any of the footballers had played.

"At that stage, all my players had played 30 as well as holding down full-time jobs.

"People need to unwind and change their environment."

The players and management will be jetting to Malaga on Monday and will be knuckling down to training that afternoon.

There will be a full day of training on the Tuesday and a further session on the Wednesday morning.

The players will only be allowed to let their hair down on the Wednesday evening when a few of the Costa Del Sol's bars will be beckoning.

Gary added: "We're definitely going to seek out the Navy Bar. If it was good enough for Kieron Dyer recently, it's good enough for us."