Arsenal US Tour travelling squad – Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber to feature?

Arsenal embarks on the next leg of its preseason journey as they head to the United States and have named the traveling squad who will take part in the three games, but will Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber feature?

Mikel Arteta has overseen two friendlies against Watford and FC Nurnberg, with Arsenal now moving on to the next phase of its preseason schedule.

The Gunners will take part in three games while in the US as they take on the MLS All-Stars, Manchester United, and finish against Barcelona.

With the preseason schedule set, we will get to see a host of players as they tune up for the start of the season. The full squad is listed below courtesy of Arsenal.com.

"Aaron Ramsdale, William Saliba, Kieran Tierney, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Jurrien Timber, Alex Runarsson, Eddie Nketiah, Jakub Kiwior, Rob Holding, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Fabio Vieira, Mohamed Elneny, Folarin Balogun, Marquinhos, Kai Havertz, Karl Hein, Auston Trusty, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Declan Rice, Amario Cozier-Duberry."

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With the squad announced, there are two notable absentees. Emile Smith Rowe and Thomas Partey.

Partey has been the subject of transfer interest over the last few weeks, and Smith Rowe is coming off international duty with the England U/21 side that won the UEFA European Championship 1-0 against Spain.

Arsenal.com states that the pair will be meeting up with the rest of the squad next week.

The US tour will also be the first time fans can get a glimpse of new signings Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber, as both are expected to feature for the club on the tour.

With preseason now in full swing, Arteta will likely rotate heavily during games as he did against FC Nurnberg as he looks to fine-tune things and build team cohesion prior to the Premier League season opener against Nottingham Forest.