England Premier league football club Arsenal will bring all its
major stars to Vietnam for their friendly with the national team later
this month.
Arsenal’s match in Hanoi on July 17 is part of the
club’s tour of Asia that has two other destinations, Japan and
Indonesia.
According to the squad list sent to the organisers,
all stars who are playing for Arsenal in the Premier League, including
their famous manager, Frenchman Arsene Wenger will be present in
Vietnam.
The provisional list has all team’s first choice names
including Aaron Ramsey, Oliver Giroud, Laurent Koscielny, Santiago Carzola, Tomas Rosicky, Bacary Sagna and Lukas
Podolski.
On the Arsenal website, England’s young talent
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain has spoken of his pride at being part of the
first visit to Vietnam by a Premier league club.
“It’s
really good and first to go a beautiful country like Vietnam and share
with our fans out there is really good for us as well. It’s really a
good thing to be part of.” Axlade Chamberlain said.
Arsenal
will arrive in Hanoi on July 15 and hold a press conference on the same
day. Organisers have also planned meeting between the players, man-ager
Wenger and Vietnamese fans.
Arsenal is one of the most
successful and long-established football clubs in England. Since its
establishment in 1886, it has won 13 Premier League titles.
Vietnam’s coach Hoang Xuan Phuc has also called up his best players for
the friendly, including many veterans who helped Vietnam win the
Southeast Asia football championships in 2008.-VNA