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Arsenal star Sanchez fit again as season nears

Arsene Wenger’s side have been on tour in the USA but head to Scandinavia to complete their preparations for the new season.

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Jack Wilshere has been omitted from the Arsenal squad travelling to Norway and Sweden for friendlies against Viking FK and Manchester City after picking up a knee injury.

Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny are yet to return to training following their endeavours, with France while Mesut Ozil has not made the trip, having only returned to London this week.

Alexis picked up an ankle injury in the final of the Copa America Centenario on June 27 while Ramsey was kept busy, even though he was suspended, until 6 July when Wales lost to Portugal in the semi-final of Euro 2016.

Sanchez has established himself as a fan favourite at Arsenal since joining from Barcelona 2014, scoring 25 goals in his first season with the club, he finished last season with 17 goals in all competitions. “But Ramsey will be involved, Sanchez will be involved”. Wenger has been very clear all summer that he wants his players to have four weeks to recover, with the trio all set to begin training next week.

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As long as they don’t suffer any severe fatigue, the newspaper says that Wenger hopes they will then be available when Arsenal welcome Liverpool to the Emirates next Sunday for their Premier League opener.

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