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
Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2017 by Thesun.co.uk
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 degrees
Alexandre Lacazette helps Francis Coquelin take the ice bath bin plunge
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.
Danny Welbeck keeps cool during the heat-wave at Arsenal’s pre-season training
Danny Welbeck re-hydrates in the shade after training in Shanghai
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.
Lacazette, who moved to Arsenal from Lyon for £52million this summer, scored on this Arsenal debut in their 2-0 won over Sydney FC last week.
Arsenal also beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 on their short tour of Australia.
The heat-wave has taken over Beijing too, so Arsenal will hope their wheelie bins can also make the trip.
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