Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich then meet Arsenal in Shanghai before the Gunners take on Premier League champions Chelsea in Beijing. "What I really stress whenever somebody comes out here is that the game is probably actually the least important part. "You can't expect to come out here on a China tour or do one deal and you've made it. So teams can come out here for the next five, 10, 15 years and pull in a fan that has no natural allegiance." "The idea of a long pre-season doesn't really exist in China or Singapore," he says.

Source: dna July 12, 2017 02:48 UTC