The Blues are among 10 clubs playing in the tournament, with the line-up revealed at a press conference in New York today.

The competition will provide excellent preparation for the 2016/17 campaign and each of our matches will be shown exclusively live on Chelsea TV.

We begin the tournament by playing Premier League rivals Liverpool on Wednesday 27 July in Los Angeles, and finish by facing AC Milan at the brand new US Bank Stadium (pictured above) in Minneapolis a week later, with a fixture against Real Madrid on Saturday 30 July at a venue soon to be revealed.

The full list of clubs participating in this season’s International Champions Cup is:

Chelsea

AC Milan

Barcelona

Bayern Munich

Celtic

Inter Milan

Leicester City

Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain

Real Madrid

Chelsea FC Chairman Bruce Buck said: ‘It gives us great pleasure to know we will be testing ourselves at the highest level this summer and I am sure the squad will benefit from the excellent facilities available to us across the United States. We have always found the support shown to the club by our American fans to be passionate and positive and cannot wait to see them once more.

‘Additionally, by taking Chelsea Foundation coaches and staff with us we will also look to make a positive and lasting impact in those communities we visit. This is a priority for us.’

Our match with Liverpool sees us return to Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium (pictured below) where we beat Inter 2-0 in a friendly in 2009. The Rose Bowl was the venue of the 1994 World Cup final and has a capacity of 92,542.