Premier League giants Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool ‘will play a series of preseason friendlies in the United States this summer’ with Chelsea and Man City also ‘in talks to face each other Stateside’
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The Premier League giants will head to the United States again for pre-season this summer, according to a report.
Manchester United, Arsenal and current top sides Liverpool will play each other in a series of friendlies in the United States, according to a report from The Athletics.
The locations and dates of the friendly matches have not yet been announced.
The series follows last year’s success when Erik Ten Hag’s side faced the Gunners in a sold-out MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Arsenal also played a friendly against Barcelona at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, owned by club owner Stan Kroenke, while United also faced Wrexham, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in San Diego, Houston and Las Vegas respectively.
The Premier League giants will reportedly head to the United States for pre-season
Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool play a series of friendly matches against each other
Liverpool did not cross the Atlantic for pre-season last year, unlike United and the Gunners
Liverpool did not cross the Atlantic for pre-season last year, opting to travel to Singapore, but like Arsenal and Manchester United, the Reds also have American owners in the Fenway Sports Group, paving the way for a trip to the United States.
This summer will be Liverpool’s first pre-season without Jurgen Klopp since taking charge in 2015, after the manager announced he would leave Anfield at the end of the season on Friday.
Chelsea and three-time winners Manchester City will also reportedly travel to the United States in the summer, with the two clubs in talks to play a friendly.
In addition to the United and Arsenal matches, the first Premier League Summer Series was also held in the US last summer.
Chelsea, Brighton, Brentford, Newcastle, Fulham and Aston Villa took part in a series of matches across the country in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, New Jersey and Maryland.
However, there will reportedly not be a repeat of the series due to several ongoing issues, including a dispute with the Premier League over a broadcast deal.
According to The Athletic’s report, the league is looking to strike a broadcast deal for the games package, but the individual clubs, which stream preseason matches on their own subscription platforms, are looking to strike their own deals.
The teams would feel like they can make more money by negotiating their own deals with promoters.
This summer will be Liverpool’s first pre-season without Jurgen Klopp since taking charge
Manchester United and Arsenal played against each other in a sold-out MetLife Stadium last summer
Additionally, the 2023 summer series was set to air on NBC, but with the Copa American and Paris Olympics occupying the network’s coverage this summer, it is unclear whether it could show the Premier League matches again.
Meanwhile, the league is said to be considering swapping the series’ hosts between the US and Asia.
It is believed that the Premier League will want to use this summer as an opportunity to further expand its presence in North America.
With the US hosting this year’s Copa America and the 2026 World Cup taking place across North America in 2026, the Premier League could look to tap into the growing appetite for football in the United States.
