Premier League teams will clock up an estimated 172,413 miles in total during pre-season for friendlies and tours, reports BBC Sport.

Tottenham travel furthest with 22,468 miles, including a trip to Australia, followed by Chelsea's 14,345 miles.

Clubs will visit 14 countries, with 17 matches in the United States making it the most-visited place. Austria is second with 11.

Watford are the Premier League side to do the least travelling, covering 1,632 miles over their six pre-season games.

"Pre-season can be hugely lucrative," football finance expert Rob Wilson told BBC Sport. "A club does a tour, they sell more products, there's more branding and more sponsors start to get involved.

"If they can generate £5m or £10m from a two-week tour, that's more than what some of the other clubs will get."

According to Wilson, from Sheffield Hallam University, China is an attractive proposition for the future due to its position as an "untapped" but "serious player" in the football market.

"What we've seen in the past 10 years is big clubs going further and further afield," Wilson added. "They are looking to leverage new markets, like China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Australia is not doing too bad."