The idea of taking the Premier League product overseas isn't new.
Pre-season tours have long been a staple of preparations for Premier League sides, as much about growing fan bases and commercial revenue as adequately sharpening up ahead of a new campaign.
Having seen two summers disrupted by the pandemic as international travel ground to a near halt, the summer of 2022 saw Liverpool head to the Far East for games in Thailand and Singapore, fixtures that allowed supporters in one of the Reds' key markets to get up close and personal with their heroes after the enforced break.