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Arsenal will reportedly report for pre-season training in less than two weeks before their first game of the summer in Germany.
Mikel Arteta appears keen for his team to return to London Colney to begin preparations for the 2022-23 season.
The Gunners will plot another chance to secure Champions League football next season after London rivals Tottenham overtook them in the top four, while juggling Europa League fixtures.
Arsenal will report for pre-season training in less than two weeks before the 2022-23 season
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Arsenal will return to European football after failing to play in any UEFA competition last year and Arteta is already looking to welcome back his players from their summer break.
The first team squad will return on June 27, according to Arsenal Accessories News.
However, Arsenal stars still on international duty will be given extra time to recharge and will not report for pre-season training on that date.
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Mikel Arteta seems interested in taking his team back to London Colney ahead of a top four push
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This includes England quartet Aaron Ramsdale, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Folarin Balogun, who will be heading into a long-awaited break following the Three Lions’ dismal campaign in the Nations League.
Brazilian duo Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes, Swiss Granit Xhaka, French defender William Saliba, Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares and Norwegian star Martin Odegaard will also be absent on the first day of training.
Transfer targets Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus and Leicester’s Youri Tielemans will also get additional time off from their Brazil and Belgium commitments respectively, if they move to the Emirates.
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Stars still on international duty, including Bukayo Saka, will get extra time.
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The Gunners’ earlier-than-usual return comes ahead of their clash with German outfit FC Nurnberg on 8 July.
The friendly in Germany is the first summer meeting for any of the big six.
Liverpool and Manchester United will begin their pre-season friendlies on July 12 when they meet in Bangkok in Erik ten Hag’s first game in charge.
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Transfer target Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City will also get extra time
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Tottenham is close behind as they play Team K League on July 13, while Chelsea play Club America on the 16th in the United States and Manchester City face the same opposition four days later.
Following their trip to Germany, Arsenal will fly out to begin their tour of the United States on July 13.
While in the United States, the Gunners will take on Everton, MLS’s Orlando City and Chelsea before returning to the English capital.
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