Arsenal are set to add another couple of friendly matches to their pre-season schedule, including one against Cesc Fabregas’ Como side, according to a report.
Tom Canton reports for Football.London that Arsenal are in talks over two pre-season friendlies against Borussia Dortmund and Como 1907.
Canton suggested that the gap between the trip to Dublin to face Real Betis on August 5th and the Community Shield match against Manchester City on August 16th appears to be when the two other friendlies are likely to be scheduled.
Football insider Hand of Arsenal adds that whilst nothing is finalised yet, those two opponents are indeed the frontrunners for Arsenal’s pre-season schedule, with both set to be at home and one likely to be the Emirates Cup game.
The potential dates are August 9th and 12th, though this is yet to be confirmed.
It’s also likely that Arsenal will have a game or two behind closed doors, but we may not learn about those until shortly before they happen, or perhaps not even until afterwards.
The rest of the schedule appears to be almost in place, and will see Arsenal largely remaining in the UK and Ireland.
Arsenal 2026 pre-season schedule
Times in BST, unconfirmed fixtures in italics
- July 19th, 20:00 – World Cup ends
- August 5th, 19:30 – Arsenal vs Real Betis – Aviva Stadium, Dublin
- August 9th – Arsenal vs Dortmund/Como – Emirates Stadium, London
- August 12th – Arsenal vs Dortmund/Como – Emirates Stadium, London
- August 16th, 15:00 – Arsenal vs Manchester City – Principality Stadium, Cardiff
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