Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey will both be involved in the final preseason games, easing some of the side's fitness concerns.
Sanchez has returned to training in London this week after missing the Gunners' U.S. tour because of an ankle injury he sustained in the Copa America final in June. Ramsey was also expected back on Monday after his holiday following Wales' run to the Euro 2016 semifinals, and Wenger said both players will be in the squad for Arsenal's friendly games in Norway and Sweden.
However, the likes of Mesut Ozil, Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud -- who all played at Euro 2016 -- will miss those games as well, while earlier Wenger revealed that midfielder Santi Cazorla may not be fully fit at the start of the season.
"Not all of [the international players will be back]," Wenger told the Arsenal website. "But Ramsey will be involved, Sanchez will be involved.
"The latest players coming back will not be involved, that's Ozil, Giroud and Koscielny, they are the last ones and I don't think they will be involved on the tour on Thursday, but all the others will."
The return of Sanchez should be a big boost to the Gunners, especially if Giroud isn't ready to play in the Premier League opener against Liverpool on Aug. 14. Wenger is searching for a new striker in the transfer window, but has said any deal could drag out until the end of August.
Arsenal beat Mexican club Chivas 3-1 in Los Angeles in the second game of their California tour and play Norwegian club Viking in Stavanger on Friday before facing Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in Gothenburg on Sunday in their final warm-up game.
