Arsenal forced to cancel pre-season tour of United States after Covid-19 outbreak

Arsenal have reportedly been compelled to cancel their pre-season tour of the US after a number of optimistic Covid-19 circumstances had been recorded on the membership.

The Gunners had been scheduled to jet out to the USA this week forward of the Florida Cup, which additionally contains Inter Milan, Everton and Millonarios.

In keeping with The Athletic, a ‘small variety of positives’ – all asymptomatic – had been recorded in Arsenal’s travelling celebration, inflicting main disruption forward of the brand new season.

Arteta’s males would have confronted Serie A champions Inter at Orlando’s Tenting World Stadium this Sunday earlier than taking up the winner of Everton or Millonarios the next Wednesday.

The north London outfit’s opening match of the 2021/22 Premier League marketing campaign takes place in beneath a months’ time away to newly-promoted Brentford.

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