Pe-season tour dates announced

Last updated : 10 June 2014 By Paul Lagan

Chelsea fans can start booking up their holidays now to coincide with the start of pr-season as the Blues bosses have finally sorted out what they are doing in terms of game-time ahead of next season's challengee for the Premier League title.

And this time there is no punishing USA or Asia tour to worry about.
It will be a gentle tour of Europe for the boys and fans.

Chelsea will play RZ Pellets WAC, NK Olimpija Ljubljana, Vitesse Arnhem and Werder Bremen - in Austria, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Germany respectively.

First up it's RZ Pellets WAC on Wednesday, July 23 at the Klagenfurt Stadium in Klagenfurt. Kick-off is 7.30pm local time.

Then it's off to to Slovenia to face NK Olimpija Ljubljana, on July 27 at the 16,000-capacity Stozice Stadium in the nation's capital. Kick-off is yet to be confirmed.

Three days later and it's on to the Netherlands to play friends Vitesse Arnhem at the Arnhem Stadium in the Netherlands. Kick-off will be 7.30pm local time

The Blues will start their pre-season when a Chelsea XI, comprising a mix of first team and Academy players, will take on Wycombe Wanderers and AFC Wimbledon on July 16 and July 19 respectively.