Arsenal are on their way to America.
The Gunners' 2019 pre-season tour of the United States includes four games in Denver, Charlotte and Washington.
First up is Colorado Rapids (Tuesday morning UK time), and there's also fixtures lined up against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, Serie A outfit Fiorentina and La Liga giants Real Madrid.
Following surprising events this morning, there's no place in the squad for captain Laurent Koscielny.
Amid his desire to have his contract at the Emirates Stadium ripped up to facilitate a return to France this summer, the 33-year-old has refused to go on tour.
In a statement the club said: "Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel to the US for our pre-season tour.
"We are very disappointed by Laurent’s actions, which are against our clear instructions.
"We hope to resolve this matter and will not be providing any further comment at this time."
With that said, Granit Xhaka, Sokratis, Mesut Ozil, Carl Jenkinson, Calum Chambers, Nacho Monreal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Emiliano Martinez and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are all in the squad.
Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has also called up 12 of the club's most promising players including €6m summer signing Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal's 29-man squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Leno, Martinez, Macey
Defenders: Bellerin, Jenkinson, Chambers, Sokratis, Mustafi, Holding, Mavropanos, Medley, Monreal, Kolasinac, Thompson
Midfielders: Maitland-Niles, Willock, Xhaka, Burton, Olayinka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Saka
Forwards: Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nketiah, John-Jules
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