Arsenal’s USA pre-season tour squad has been boosted by Brazilians Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli joining up following the conclusion of Copa America, as well as Kai Havertz arriving after Euro 2024.
Mikel Arteta’s group will be further strengthened by Riccardo Calafiori arriving, with his £38milion move from Bologna set to be confirmed. That will be a major boost for Arsenal with the Premier League season three weeks away now.
However, five players are still absent. Having reach the final of Euro 2024, England stars Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Aaron Ramsdale are still on their holidays. Euro 2024 winner with Spain David Raya is also still away from the Gunners squad. Wiliam Saliba, whose France team were knocked out in the semi-finals, is also still away from the group.
The Euro 2024 final took place on Sunday, July 14, with Premier League players expected to take three weeks off between finishing up with their international teams and reporting back for domestic duty.
The players can, of course, decide to cut short that time, in order to prepare for the new season, but it looks as if the quartet will be taking all three weeks available to them.
That means the likelihood is they will report back to London Colney on Monday, August 5 – just 12 days before Arsenal’s opening game of the 2024/25 Premier League season against Wolves.
