Premier League clubs to rack up 170,000 miles on their pre-season schedules as stars play to audiences from Houston to Hong Kong
- Premier League teams are about to jet off to all four corners of the globe on their pre-season tours
- China, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and United States among the popular destinations this summer
- Others staying closer to home with training camps in Austria, Germany or Spain plus domestic friendlies
- In all, the 20 top-flight sides will rack up in excess of 169,617 miles this summer travelling to games
- Arsenal - who play in Sydney, Beijing and Shanghai - will fly 21,202 miles, more than any other side
Pre-season is looming and, as ever, the Premier League clubs are jetting off to all four corners of the globe as they build up to the new campaign.
From Los Angeles to Sydney, Houston to Reykjavik, the 20 top-flight sides will entertain fans all over the world, racking up almost 170,000 miles in the process.
Arsenal, the only team travelling to Australia this summer, are comfortably covering the most distance at 21,202 miles.
Where each of the Premier League teams will be jetting off to on their pre-season schedules this season
Arsenal struggle to get to grips with old nemesis Didier Drogba against the MLS All-Stars in San Jose last summer
Manchester United, led by Jose Mourinho and Wayne Rooney, jet off to China for their pre-season tour last year
Manchester City players (left to right) Nicolas Otamendi, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero and Kelechi Iheanacho model their new kits on the Great Wall of China last year
They take on A-League sides Sydney and Western Sydney Wanderers 'Down Under' before flying up to China for friendlies against Bayern Munich in Shanghai and Chelsea in Beijing.
Jose Mourinho's Manchester United return to the States this summer, playing five games out there on a 16,000-mile criss-cross journey that takes them to Los Angeles, Utah, Houston, Santa Clara and Washington.
After friendlies against Major League Soccer teams Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, United play heavyweights Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona in the International Champions' Cup.
The Reds also have tour stop-offs in Oslo and Dublin before the season gets underway, not to mention the UEFA Super Cup clash with Real Madrid, which is being hosted in Skopje, Macedonia.
Man United manager Jose Mourinho proves popular with the media in Beijing during their tour to China last year
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola takes a training session in Beijing in 2016 after arriving at the club
City's players won't be too far behind them when it comes to frequent flyer points this summer, as they also take part in the Champions' Cup against United, Real Madrid and Tottenham.
Pep Guardiola's side are also due in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik on August 4 for a match against West Ham.
Liverpool are globe-trotting as well, travelling over 14,000 miles and taking in Hong Kong, Berlin, Munich and Dublin in order to get pumped up for the season.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds will take on Leicester City, West Brom and Crystal Palace when out in the Far East as part of the Premier League Asia Trophy.
Chelsea are heading that way, too, playing Arsenal in Beijing and then a couple of Champions' Cup matches against Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Singapore.
Liverpool's Lazar Markovic is challenged by Chelsea's Nathaniel Chalobah during last year's International Champions Cup match at the Rose Bowl in California
Victor Wanyama of Tottenham takes on Juventus during a pre-season match in Melbourne 12 months ago
In all, the Premier League champions will clock up 14,607 miles on their travels.
West Brom are surprise jet setters next month, covering 15,632 miles as they head to Hong Kong, Germany and Spain, as well as a series of domestic games.
Swansea are also heading on a three-stop US tour, while Everton play a friendly in Tanzania.
Other teams are content to pursue a schedule closer to home, with Austria, Spain and Germany among the popular spots for a training camp.
Southampton are the only side with a purely domestic agenda at present, but they've only announced one pre-season friendly to date. It means the overall total will certainly rise.
With this being a vacant summer without a World Cup or European Championship, most of the Premier League sides are seizing the opportunity to take full strength squads overseas.
As ever, they must strike a fine balance between readying their squad for the challenges ahead and pursuing commercial opportunities all around the world.
Chelsea star N'Golo Kante, recently arrived from Leicester City, in action against Milan in the Champions Cup last summer
Pre-season miles in full
All distances are in miles. They are calculated from the team's stadium to the stadium where game will be played. Domestic and European matches, unless stated, are round trips.
ARSENAL
London to Sydney – 10,571; Sydney to Shanghai – 4,903; Shanghai to Beijing – 664; Beijing to London – 5,064
TOTAL: 21,202
BOURNEMOUTH
Marbella training camp – 2,672; Portsmouth – 104; QPR – 208; Yeovil Town – 100
TOTAL: 3,084
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
Ulrich, Austria training camp – 1,632; Crawley Town – 42; Southend United – 170; Norwich City – 352; Friendly with Girona in Catalonia – 1,814
TOTAL: 4,010
BURNLEY
Shamrock Rovers – 484; Kidderminster Harriers – 270; Alfreton Town – 228; Preston NE – 52; Nottingham Forest – 254
TOTAL: 1,288
CHELSEA
London to Beijing – 5,062 miles; Beijing to Singapore – 2,789 miles; Singapore to London – 6,756 miles
TOTAL: 14,607
Juan Cuadrado gets a rare Chelsea outing against Real Madrid in Michigan last summer - but he would soon be leaving the club
CRYSTAL PALACE
Maidstone United – 54; London to Hong Kong – 5,982; Hong Kong to London – 5,982
TOTAL: 12,018
EVERTON
Liverpool to Dar es Salaam – 4,836; Dar es Salaam to Liverpool – 4,836; Liverpool to Overijssel – 625; Overijssel to Genk – 165; Genk to Liverpool – 515
TOTAL: 10,977
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Accrington Stanley – 86; Bury – 58; Barnsley – 36; Austria trip – 1,992
TOTAL: 2,172
LEICESTER CITY
Leicester to Hong Kong – 5,974; Hong Kong to Leicester – 5,974; Luton Town – 118; MK Dons – 112; Wolves – 120; Burton Albion – 80
TOTAL: 12,378
LIVERPOOL
Tranmere Rovers – 14; Wigan Athletic – 40; Liverpool to Hong Kong – 6,006; Hong Kong to Liverpool – 6,006; Liverpool to Berlin – 676; Berlin to Munich – 306; Munich to Liverpool – 730; Dublin trip – 270 miles
TOTAL: 14,048
MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester to Houston – 4,727; Houston to Santa Clara – 1,615; Santa Clara to Nashville – 1,940; Nashville to Manchester – 4,059; Iceland trip – 2,020
TOTAL: 14,361
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manchester to Los Angeles – 5,300; Los Angeles to Utah – 582; Utah to Houston – 1,195; Houston to Santa Clara – 1,615; Santa Clara to Washington – 2,430; Washington to Oslo – 3,870; Oslo to Manchester – 665; Dublin trip – 326
TOTAL: 15,983
Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young, Marcus Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan meet fans in Beijing, China 12 months ago
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Hearts – 184; Preston NE – 188; Bradford City – 162; Newcastle to Mainz – 539; Mainz to Wolfsburg – 203; Wolfsburg to Newcastle – 538
TOTAL: 1,814
SOUTHAMPTON
Brentford – 124 (more fixtures TBA)
TOTAL: 124
STOKE CITY
Stoke to Biel – 581; Biel to Valais – 68; Valais to Stoke – 640; Sheffield United – 78; Bolton Wanderers – 88; RB Leipzig – 1,250
TOTAL: 2,705
SWANSEA CITY
Barnet – 332; Swansea to Chester, Pennsylvania – 3,400; Chester, PA to Richmond, Virginia – 195; Richmond, VA to Cary, North Carolina – 141; Cary, NC to Swansea – 3,723; Birmingham City – 210
TOTAL: 8,001
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
London to Orlando – 4,345; Orlando to New Jersey – 938; New Jersey to Nashville – 752; Nashville to London – 4,189
TOTAL: 10,224
Tottenham's Cameron Carter-Vickers in action against Atletico Madrid in Melbourne, Australia a year ago
WATFORD
Woking – 50; AFC Wimbledon – 36; Austria training camp (venues TBA) – roughly 1,500
TOTAL: 1,586
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Kumberg trip – 1,722; West Bromwich to Hong Kong – 6,007; Hong Kong to West Bromwich – 6,007; Burton Albion – 52; Walsall – 8; Bristol Rovers – 150; Slough Town – 180; Port Vale – 78; Kidderminster Harriers – 30; Deportivo La Coruna – 1,398
TOTAL: 15,632
WEST HAM UNITED
London to Schneverdingen, Germany – 428; Schneverdingen to Lohne – 78; Lohne to Hamburg – 108; Hamburg to London – 443; Iceland trip – 2,346
TOTAL: 3,403
PREMIER LEAGUE GRAND TOTAL: 169,617
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