It is a hugely exciting season for the club and I am hugely privileged to be able to travel to Europe to cover the club, and I hope you will enjoy our coverage of the tour.
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Marco Rose will be putting his new squad through their paces ahead of a first season in the Europa League, as well as the Premier League and cup campaigns, with two games planned against St Pauli and Augsburg while in Saalfelden.
But the Daily Echo won't just be at the two games - I'll be out in the Alps for the full ten days of the tour, and fans can subscribe now in our summer sale to not miss a moment.
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