Arsenal announces 30-man roster for Asia: new player Maduaike quits, 15-year-old star joins the team

On July 20, Premier League giant Arsenal Club officially announced the 30-man roster for the 2025 pre-season Asian tour. The team will fly to the Far East and play three warm-up matches in Singapore and Hong Kong. It is worth noting that the newly joined winger Noni Maduaike missed the trip because he needed to rest, and several young players including 15-year-old star Max Dowman were selected.

Arteta is facing a key season

This trip to Asia is an important part of Arsenal's preparations for the 2025-26 season. After coach Mikel Arteta failed to win the championship again in his fifth season, it is generally believed that the new season will be his "success or failure year" for coaching the Arsenal program. Arsenal has been active in the transfer market this summer, but the strong signings of defending champion Liverpool indicate that the championship competition will be extremely fierce in the new season. If Arsenal wants to top the Premier League for the first time since the 2003-04 season, it must show more significant improvements than last season.

The new sports director Andrea Berta is actively operating the transfer matter, and the long-awaited forward signings from fans are expected to be officially announced in the near future.

Roster Analysis: New Agents, Rising Stars and Returns

Although the favorite center has not yet been in place, the signing that Arsenal has completed this summer means that new faces will appear on the Far East journey. The team has changed the previous practice of going to the United States in summer and will visit Singapore and Hong Kong this time.

New Agents: Three new aids Martin Suvimenti (midfielder), Christian Nolga (midfielder) and Kepa Arizabalaga (goalkeeper) are all selected and are expected to make their debut for the Gunners on the Tour. However, the latest winger Noni Maduaike (transfer from Chelsea), who joined the latest and sparked some discussion, was not called up, and the club arranged for him to rest to restore the recent consumption of representing Chelsea in the Club World Cup.

Important return: Central defender Gabriel Magalyos returned to the team after injury. He was absent from a serious hamstring injury at the end of last season, and his return is good news for the team's defense.

Unselected players: midfielder Fabio Vieira, who represented Porto in the Club World Cup, and winger Rece Nelson, who was loaned to Fulham last season, was not on the roster. Except for these two people and Maduaike, no other major players are absent.

Youth Training Rising Stars: High-profile Echelon Rising Stars Miles Lewis Skelly and Ethan Nwanelli were selected as expected. The selection of attacking midfielder Max Dowman, who was only 15 years old, has attracted widespread attention. The team's core Declan Rice praised him very much. Daoman has trained with the first team and is expected to make his senior team debut in the new season.

Other echelon players: The list also includes goalkeeper Tommy Thetford (joined from Ajax last year), as well as Alexei Rojas-Fedorushenko, Josh Nichols, Marley Salmon, Louis Copley, Ismail Kabia, Andre Harriman-Annus and many other echelon players, who look forward to winning opportunities in the preseason.

Asian tour schedule: The premiere of the overseas North London derby

Asenal's specific schedule for this Asian tour is as follows: against AC Milan on July 23, against Newcastle United on July 27, and against Tottenham Hotspur on July 31. Among them, the dialogue with Tottenham in Hong Kong will stage the first North London derby held overseas in history.