Arsenal will face Ipswich Town in a behind closed doors friendly this weekend if recent reports are to be believed.
According to TWTD, the Gunners will welcome the Blues to their London Colney training ground on Saturday afternoon to get their pre-season underway early ahead of the 2022/23 campaign. Mikel Arteta's side will then travel to Germany to take on Nurnberg at the Adidas HQ in Herzogenaurach.
The north London outfit will then fly to the United States where they will face Everton in Baltimore before travelling to Orlando, where they will take on both Orlando City and London rivals Chelsea. La Liga side Sevilla are next up in Arsenal's Emirates Cup a week before they take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Premier League opener on August 6.
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A number of new first-team players will be involved in the Gunners' pre-season fixtures, with deals for Brazilian winger Marquinhos, American goalkeeper Matt Turner and Portuguese midfielder Fabio Vieira already wrapped up, whilst Gabriel Jesus is also set to be announced in the coming days. Leeds United attacker Raphinha and Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez have also been heavily linked with a move to north London but neither deal appears to be close, with a move for the former looking extremely difficult at this moment in time given Chelsea and Barcelona's reported interest in the former Lille star.
Speaking about his future at Elland Road earlier this month, Raphinha said: "I have a contract with Leeds until 2024, my future is in the hands of Deco and Leeds. I have my mind set on the national team, on the game and also on my vacations.
"I have a contract with Leeds and this issue is resolved by my agent. When there is something, he will tell me."
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