Arsenal arrive in Australia for pre-season tour as new signing Alexandre Lacazette greets fans for the first time
- The Gunners have landed in Sydney for the first leg of their pre-season tour
- Arsenal play four games in total including Bayern Munich and Chelsea fixtures
- They begin with a clash against Sydney at the ANZ Stadium on Thursday
Arsenal arrived in Australia for the first leg of their pre-season tour of Australia on Tuesday morning.
Manager Arsene Wenger led the team off the plane and through Sydney airport as Alexandre Lacazette got his first chance to meet some of his new supporters.
The Frenchman took plenty of time to pose for photos as he and his team-mates were greeted by hundreds of excited fans.
Alexandre Lacazette meets Arsenal fans at Sydney airport after landing on Monday night
Arsene Wenger shakes hands with supporters as he led his team through the airport
The Gunners were greeted by hundreds of excited fans as they arrived for the pre-season tour
Arsenal are taking a 25-man team down to Sydney, including the new £53million signing.
They will play two fixtures against local A-League sides, Sydney and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Following this, the Gunners will fly to China.
While there, they play friendlies against Bayern Munich in Shanghai and Chelsea in Beijing.
They then round off their pre-season with the traditional Emirates Cup, against Benfica and Sevilla.
Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka cut a low profile after the long journey from London
Fan favourite Theo Walcott was in high spirits after vowing to fight for his place in the team
Olivier Giroud has joined the team on the trip, even with interest in him from Everton
German playmaker Mesut Ozil looked in good spirits after arriving Down Under and he has revealed what Julian Draxler told him about new signing Sead Kolasinac.
Ozil's Germany team-mate played with Kolasinac at Schalke and was full of praise.
'I've spoken to a few players who have played with him at Schalke, like Draxler,' Ozil told Arsenal Player. 'They said to me that Sead is a really good player with a character that will fit our team.
'What I've seen of him on the training pitch so far is that he's very strong, but character-wise he seems to be a really nice guy. We're happy to have him in our team.
Mesut Ozil has revealed what Julian Draxler told him about new signing Sead Kolasinac
Kolasinac, pictured on the flight to Sydney, has signed a four-year deal with the Gunners
Wenger posed with a Koala bear mascot after arriving for the tour on Monday night
'If he has questions where I know I can help him, I'll be very happy to do that,' Ozil continued.
'As a new player, you want to know about where you can live, what you can do, which restaurants are good. If he has any questions, my door is always open to him.
'I don't know how his English is, but it's definitely good for him to have so many players and coaches who can speak [German with] and with whom you can communicate. I think that's definitely very good at the start.'
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