WEST Ham United will visit to Austria for two weeks as part of their build up for the new season.

The Hammers will depart for Bad Radkersburg following their pre-season friendly against Grays Athletic on Sunday, July 12.

After arriving in Austria, West Ham will take on local side SC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld on Wednesday, July 15, before tackling German giants Werder Bremen in Bad Waltersdorf on Saturday, July 18.

West Ham then could travel back to Bad Radkersburg to face Turkish outfit Buraspor on Wednesday, July 22, before finishing their trip on Thursday, July 23, with the possibility of a game against Slovenian outfit ND Mura 05 in Murska Sobota. Both fixtures are yet to be confirmed.

West Ham manager, Gianfranco Zola, said: "I am looking forward to the pre-season camp and it should be very good for us. It is an important part of the season and it will be good to get everyone together and preparing in the right way. We are determined to improve next season and this will help us a lot."

The Hammers then head of to China to take part in the Barclays Asia Trophy where they will face Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, July 29, in the semi-final.

If West Ham beat Spurs they will face either Hull City or Chinese Super League team Beijing Guoan in the final on Friday, July 31.