Arsenal Football Club are making plans to schedule a pre-season fixture to hold in Vietnam, according to the club's official website.

As a result, club executives have travelled to Vietnam to discuss with it's football governing body over a chance of the Arsenal first team playing there in July.

Arsenal's Chief commercial officer, Tom Fox and marketing director, Angus Kinnear are currently holding talks with the organisers in Hanoi to see if Arsenal would be able to play a match there as part of their Asia Tour 2013.

Speaking about the tour, Fox told reporters,,

“Arsenal Football Club has so many loyal supporters all across Asia and we are delighted to be here in Vietnam discussing the possibility of playing a match in Hanoi in July."

"Initial negotiations have gone very well and we are hoping to announce developments on our pre-season tour activities in the near future. The Club and the players have hugely enjoyed successful pre-season visits to Asia in the past two years, and we are all looking forward to bringing the team to this region again this year.”

Arsenal's last two pre-season tours were both in Asia and that of this year wouldn't be an exception. So far, just one match had been fixed for the Arsenal 2013 Asia Tour and it would hold in Jakarta, Indonesia in July. More details would be announced regarding the tour as soon as all plans have been finalised. Stay Tuned.

SOURCE: http://www.arsenalterritory.com/2013/03/arsenal-asia-tour-2013-club-executives.html