ARSENAL TOUR 2012 COMING TO KUALA LUMPUR IN JULY

Barclays Premier League giants Arsenal will be playing in Kuala Lumpur on July 24th 2012 as part of their pre-season tour.

(TRAVPR.COM) UK - June 26th, 2012 - Football fans in Kuala Lumpur will be able to see one of England's biggest teams in action when the Arsenal Tour 2012 visits the city this July.

Arsene Wenger's men will be playing at the Bukit Jalil Stadium at 21:45 local time on July 24th, taking on an all-star Malaysia XI as part of their preparations for the 2012-13 Barclays Premier League season.

It will be the second consecutive summer that the Gunners have visited Kuala Lumpur, having taken part in an open training session last year that was attended by more than 30,000 fans.

This year, fans will flock to the Malay capital to catch sight of top stars such as Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey and Thomas Vermaelen, as well as new signing Lukas Podolski.

After their game with the Malaysia XI, Arsenal will travel to China to play Premier League champions Manchester City in Beijing, before stopping off in Hong Kong for a match with Kitchee FC.

Tickets for the Kuala Lumpur match are priced between 58 and 388 ringgits (£11.70 and £78).