ARSENAL return to English soil TODAY with a tough pre-season fixture against German champions Bayer Leverkusen – and fans could finally get to see their summer signing in action.
The Gunners had an indifferent US tour having drew 2-2 with Bournemouth before beating bitter rivals Manchester United in LA.
But Mikel Arteta’s men concluded their Stateside schedule with a disappointing 2-1 loss to Arne Slot’s Liverpool.
However, the highlight of the tour was the unveiling of Italian stallion Riccardo Calafiori who signed from Bologna for £42 million.
And the Gooners will be hoping that Calafiori is given his first run out at the Emirates against Bayern.
Another interesting aspect to this match is that ex-Arsenal skipper Granit Xhaka returns to north London for the first time since he left last summer and he’ll be desperate to make his mark on the game.
Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen will take place TODAY – Wednesday, August 7.
It is scheduled to kick off at 6pm BST
Emirates Stadium is the allocated arena for this pre-season friendly and it can host approximately 60,704 fans.
Goals from Arsenal legends Robert Pires, Thierry Henry, Denis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira saw the Gunners beat Leverkusen when the sides last meet in a 2002 Champions League encounter
Arsenal vs Bayern Leverkusen will NOT be broadcast on TV in the UK.
But fans can stream the entire action on Arsenal.com.
Alternatively, SunSport will have minute-by-minute coverage of the whole match.
