Premier League club Arsenal have been forced to cancel their preseason trip to the United States over Covid-19 outbreak amongst members of the travelling party.
The club made the announcement to cancel the trip via their official channels on social media.
The Gunners’ pre-season schedule was meant to include the Florida Cup which is set to take place in the United States. But going by recent events, Arsenal will no longer be participating as they cannot travel due to the coronavirus outbreak amongst members of the travelling party.
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“Following a small number of positive COVID tests among the planned party to travel to America tomorrow, we have sadly been forced to withdraw from the Florida Cup,” the club announced.
“This difficult decision is based on ensuring the health and wellbeing of our players and staff. We fully understand what a disappointment this is for our supporters in America who were looking forward to seeing us compete in the Florida Cup as part of our pre-season build up.
“Our apologies also go to the organisers of the Florida Cup who had done a fantastic job making the preparations and Our partners who had arranged events around our participation in the competition.
“We are glad to say the members of staff are not currently displaying any COVID symptoms. They are now in self-isolation at home. We are now making alternative arrangements in line with the Premier League protocols to continue our preparations for the new season.
“We hope everyone understands this difficult situation which is beyond anyone’s control.”
The Gunners were scheduled to begin their Florida Cup schedule on July 25 against Inter. Everton and Millonarios were also other clubs the Gunners would have played against in the pre-season competition. They will however now remain in London.
Previous Arsenal preseason fixtures have seen the Gunners lose 2-1 to Hibernian and draw 2-2 with Rangers.
Arsenal’s Premier League campaign begins on August 13 against Brentford.
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