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Tennis icon Rafael Nadal has fired an Arsenal message to compatriot and Gunners' goalkeeper David Raya.
The Gunners are moving ever person to the commencement of pre-season grooming arsenic they look up to the caller Premier League campaign. Arsenal volition kick-start their pre-season preparations connected July 23 against AC Milan, wherever they question to Singapore.
That volition beryllium followed by a affable lucifer against Newcastle United earlier the Gunners marque the travel to Hong Kong to look rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
The Emirates Cup volition besides instrumentality this summertime arsenic Arsenal big Lyon connected August 11 successful northbound London. Raya volition beryllium hoping to physique up his preparations for the caller play by featuring successful their affable fixtures implicit the adjacent fewer weeks.
Before then, though, Raya has met up with tennis fable Nadal successful his homeland. The 22-time expansive slam champion has sent a connection to Raya, which includes his champion wishes for the play ahead, with Arsenal and for Spain up of adjacent year's World Cup.
The connection besides coincides with the commencement of Wimbledon which takes spot this week, a tourney which Nadal won doubly crossed his illustrious career.
"Thank you [David Raya] for your sojourn these days to the [Rafa Nadal Academy]," wrote Nadal connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.
"Best of luck adjacent play with Arsenal successful the Premier League and with [Spain] successful specified a fantastic World Cup year!"
Raya volition person caller contention erstwhile helium returns to pre-season grooming with Arsenal this summer.
The Gunners confirmed the signing of Kepa Arrizabalaga - from Chelsea - earlier this week successful a £5million deal. The anticipation is that Kepa volition service arsenic the back-up to Raya - with the erstwhile Blues subordinate brought successful pursuing the extremity of Neto's indebtedness spell from AFC Bournemouth.
Arsenal's Premier League run volition kick-off connected Sunday, August 17, with an distant travel to Old Trafford to instrumentality connected Manchester United.
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