"Is it made of glass?"Arsenal's Japanese defender explodes over his absence from U.S. tour

Arsenal announced on Monday (local time) the list of 26 players who will play in the U.S. pre-season games. Arsenal play pre-season friendly matches against Bournemouth, Manchester United and Liverpool starting on Saturday.

Arsenal defender Tomiyasu has been excluded from the U.S. tour list due to his injury. The Sun reported that Tomiyasu will not be able to play in the U.S. tour due to his knee injury. He will stay in London. Arsenal fans were furious at the news and demanded that Tomiyasu be sold."

Referring to the fans' response that "Tomiyasu is made of glass," Tomiyasu suffered two calf injuries last season and missed 13 games due to the injury. Tomiyasu, who moved from Bologna to Arsenal in 2021, suffered several injuries. Tomiyasu extended his contract with Arsenal in March until 2026 and includes an option to extend it by one year.

Tomiyasu has scored two goals in 64 Premier League appearances in three seasons at Arsenal. Tomiyasu started 20 Premier League games for Arsenal in the 2021-22 season, but his chances of starting have dwindled since then. Tomiyasu, who started 10 games in the Premier League last season, had more games as a substitute than he had started.

Arsenal, who will leave for the U.S. tour ahead of the 2024-25 season, has included Jeju's, Nkedia, Jorginho and 외degaard on the U.S. tour list. Havertz, Magalyangis and Martinelli, who participated in Euro 2024 and Copa America, will join the team on the 25th. Rice, Saka and Saliba will not participate in the U.S. tour.메이저사이트

Arsenal had 28 wins, five draws and five losses (89 points) in the Premier League last season, ranking second in the league after Manchester City for two consecutive seasons. Arsenal play their first Premier League match in the 2024-25 season against Wolverhampton on March 17.