Arsène Wenger is about to add Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey to the group of players that are going on tour to Scandinavia, according to the Telegraph.
Arsenal will be playing Norwegian side Viking FK and Premier League rivals Manchester City on the tour.
The reason for the unexpected inclusion of both Ramsey and Alexis is that Wenger is trying to get them fit in time for the Premier League opener against Liverpool. Both players returned to training only last weekend after they each had a great spell with their national teams.
Since Arsenal will miss some key players for the League opener, such as Olivier Giroud, Mesut Özil and Laurent Koscielny, it seems like a necessity that both Alexis and Ramsey will be fit to play. Especially when you consider that both Danny Welbeck and Giroud won’t be able to play, it may be Wenger’s plan to play Alexis Sanchez up top against Liverpool. The alternatives for the striker position are Theo Walcott and Chuba Akpom.
Another player that isn’t going on tour to Scandinavia is Jack Wilshere, who’s suffered yet another injury, but the Englishman remains confident that he’ll be fit in time to play the season opener.
