(London) The Premier League announced on Tuesday that it will hold a pre-season tournament next summer with six clubs in the United States, with Chelsea and Newcastle as headliners.

Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton and Fulham are the four other participants in the competition, dubbed the Premier League Summer Series, which will be held from July 22-30 in five east coast cities.

“Our clubs have incredible supporters in the United States who follow the teams passionately throughout the season,” Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said in the statement.

This also reflects the rise of American investors in the English elite clubs.

Aston Villa, Chelsea and Fulham, among the clubs taking part in the tournament, are under the American flag, as are Arsenal, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Leeds, Liverpool, West Ham and Manchester United, although the Red Devils could change their position soon. main shareholder.

The first game will pit Chelsea against Brighton in Philadelphia on the 22nd, before Fulham-Brentford and Newcastle-Aston Villa at the same stadium the following day.

Six other meetings will be held in Atlanta (Georgia), Orlando (Florida), Harrison (New Jersey) and Landover, near Washington DC.

The body had already organized a Premier League Asia Trophy which was held every two years and which had nine editions in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.