WorldCup 2018: What Unai Emery and the Arsenal coaching staff will be doing this summer

Pre-season training for Arsenal at the Emirates is now less than four weeks away. With the club’s first friendly of the summer to take place on July 14 at Boredom Wood, Emery will spending the next few weeks preparing to welcome his squad back to London Colney-which makes a trip to Russia for the World Cup highly unlikely, according to Football.London. Arsenal only have 8 players away at the World Cup, so a large number of the squad will report back on the first day of pre-season, including the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alexandre Lacazette and Hector Bellerin. The squad’s first day back at the training ground is expected to be July 2. Another player who will be due back on the first day of pre-season is Aaron Ramsey. But the Wales international could be sold this summer. Talks between the club and Ramsey’s agent are ongoing. Talks will also be held with Danny Welbeck when he returns from the World Cup. Emery will work closely with Mislintat at London Colney looking to get deals in place over the coming weeks, with the defence also a priority. Emery and his coaching staff will be drawing up a detailed training regime to ensure those who do return at the start of July will be in perfect shape ahead of the new season.