Guess where Arsenal FC are going on their summer tour?

Arsenal's 25-man squad have jetted for their tour of Australia and China. Giroud's future is in doubt after Lacazette's arrival but his inclusion is a strong indication that the Frenchman wishes to stay and fight for his place.

Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker sits in the flight deck of the Airbus ahead of the long flight

Arsenal's Nacho Monreal sports a Gunners' baseball cap as he prepares to jet out to Australia

 

Danny Welbeck posted this picture of him and Mohamed Elneny on the plane to Australia

Record £53m signing Alexandre Lacazette and Petr Cech are included in the 25-man squad 

Giroud takes a good look at Laurent Koscielny's new Arsenal cap before they jet off to Australia

It's never too late for selfies as Theo Walcott and team-mates pose for a snap before jetting off

The party includes a number of youngsters with Wenger keen to give them a taste of life as a first-teamer.

Joe Willock, Krystian Bielik, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Eddie Nketiah, Reiss Nelson and Donyell Malen have all made the 12,000-mile trip.

Welbeck smiles at Elneny as the duo prepare to take flight ahead of Arsenal's pre-season tour

 

Walcott appeared to be excited to be sitting next to his friend Aaron Ramsey on the long trip

Alexis Sanchez, who has been linked with a switch to Premier League rivals Manchester City, and Shkodran Mustafi have both been given extended leave following their participation in the Confederations Cup while Lucas Perez has stayed behind to continue negotiations with Deportivo La Coruna.
Arsenal's other new arrival, Sead Kolasinac, boarded the Emirates flight via Dubai, but there was no place in the group for Mathieu Debuchy, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson, which signals their likely departures.
Hector Bellerin, Calum Chambers and Rob Holding have also been given extra time off following the European Under-21 Championship while injury victims Jack Wilshere and Gabriel have both stayed behind as they continue their recoveries.

Walcott has been linked with West Ham but the Arsenal winger is happy to be jetting to Oz

Arsenal arrive Down Under on Tuesday morning, Sydney time, for a press conference. They will go on to play Sydney FC at ANZ Stadium on Thursday before taking on Western Sydney Wanderers at the same venue on Saturday.

The group will then depart on Sunday for China, where they will take on Bayern Munich and Chelsea.