The France international has been the subject of rife speculation this summer linking him with a move away from the Emirates Stadium, with a move to either Manchester City and United mooted.Despite the speculation, Nasri has been included as part of Arsene Wenger's squad heading to China and Malaysia on Sunday after the Gunners boss insisted he would do his utmost to keep hold of the former Marseille man and fellow midfielder Cesc Fabregas.As expected, Fabregas, who has been struggling with a hamstring problem, has not been included."The Premier League is very popular in Asia and Arsenal are a very popular team in Asia," Wenger told the official club website."Many of the players have never been there so we are very excited about it. It is a good experience for the team."You expect to see many Arsenal fans and, from our side, we expect to give fun, pleasure and enjoyment to the people who come and watch us play."The imminent signing of Lille striker Gervinho has not been completed in time for him to join the party, which includes youngsters Ryo Miyaichi, Emmanuel Frimpong and Carl Jenkinson. Manuel Almunia and Nicklas Bendtner are not included.Arsenal first head to Malaysia on Sunday to face an All-Star XI before heading west to face Hangzhou Greentown in China.Meanwhile, Arsenal's highly-rated young Brazilian forward Wellington has rejoined Levante on a season-long loan deal, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed on their website.Wellington, 18, joined Arsenal from Fluminense last year and featured in two pre-season friendlies for the Gunners before he spent the second half of the season with Levante.The youngster played for Brazil in the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup but has yet to feature in a first-team squad for Arsenal and will again look to gain experience out on loan.
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