Chelsea manager Antonio Conte reacted to the news that his side will spend part of their pre-season prepearation in Singapore by facing off with Bayern Munich and Inter in 2 friendlies in an interview with Chelsea’s official website.

“I am very happy we have our pre-season tour plans for next season in place. Travelling to Singapore will give us excellent facilities to play and train, and we will face strong opposition. This is all good for my team and will help us to prepare for the next season. More importantly, I know Chelsea has millions of passionate fans in the region. I am looking forward to meeting them and I think we will play two exciting matches for them” Conte concluded.

Chelsea will play Bayern Munich on Tuesday 25 July before taking on Inter on Saturday 29 July with both games being a part of the International Champions Cup and scheduled to be played at Singapore’s 55,000-capacity National Stadium.