Theo Walcott cools down in a wheelie bin as Arsenal’s stars turn up heat during training in sun-kissed Shanghai on pre-season tour
ARSENAL’S pre-season preparations have taken them to scorching Shanghai.
But with a heat-wave bringing temperatures of 37C, the players are looking for ways to keep cool.
Theo Walcott takes a dip in a wheelie bin ice bath as temperature in Shanghai get close to 40 degreesTwitter @theowalcottAlexandre Lacazette helps Francis Coquelin take the ice bath bin plungeGetty Images
The Gunners arrived in China ahead of the match up against Bayern Munich as part of the International Champions Cup.
Wednesday’s game will be played in the 57,000-capacity Shanghai stadium and with the heat-wave set to continue, the players set straight to work to acclimatise.
Arsene Wenger had his team preparing at the Yuanshen Stadium to continue their pre-season training after a brief trip to Australia.
After training, the team were snapped cooling off in a converted wheelie bin ice bath.
The £52 million striker Alexandre Lacazette was seen waiting for his turn to take the plunge as he joined his new team-mates on the trip.
Also in attendance was Mesut Ozil who is still waiting to sign a new contract with the team as speculation of his future there grows.
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Mesut Ozil keeps hydrated during the training session at the Yuanshen StadiumGetty ImagesDanny Welbeck keeps cool during the heat-wave at Arsenal’s pre-season trainingGetty ImagesArsenal hold their pre-season training in scorching temperatures at the Yuanshen Stadium ahead of facing Bayern MunichGetty ImagesDanny Welbeck re-hydrates in the shade after training in ShanghaiGetty ImagesAaron Ramsey attempts to keep cool in the heat-waveGetty ImagesTheo Walcott and Nacho Monreal at pre-season training in ShanghaiGetty ImagesAaron Ramsey endures the sweltering heat during the training session at the Yuanshen StadiumGetty ImagesA young fan meets Mesut Ozil at the Arsenal Fan PartyGetty Images
The Arsenal players stepped out of the sun to attend an Arsenal fan party at a the Manderin Oriental Hotel in Shanghai where some young fans got the chance to meet the stars.
Also scheduled on their trip is a meeting with London rivals Chelsea in Beijing on Saturday.
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