Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo will miss the club's training camp in Spain because of fears the coronavirus outbreak could lead to him being refused entry back into the UK.

Nigerian Ighalo, 30, flew to Manchester from China last weekend after signing on loan from Shanghai Shenhua.

"He might have liked to have come with the players and got to know them," manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told MUTV.

"But the risk [of border restrictions tightening] we don't want to take."

Meanwhile, midfielder Scott McTominay and defender Axel Tuanzebe, who have both been out with long-term injuries, will travel to Spain.

United are not due to return until late on Friday before their Premier League game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday, 17 February (20:00 GMT kick-off).

logon599:
I always suspected this would happen. Though Man Utd's reason for not taking him overseas again is a very sensible one
Imagine going through all the trouble to get a striker that they're desperately short of, only for the striker to be stopped at the border

Meanwhile on a lighter note:

This is how Man U players will be checking out Ighalo at the first training session after hearing he came from "China"

ogbiwaa:

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo will miss the club's training camp in Spain because of fears the coronavirus outbreak could lead to him being refused entry back into the UK.

Nigerian Ighalo, 30, flew to Manchester from China last weekend after signing on loan from Shanghai Shenhua.

"He might have liked to have come with the players and got to know them," manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told MUTV.

"But the risk [of border restrictions tightening] we don't want to take."

Ashley86400:
It was bound to happen.
Anyone from China should be treated cautiously.

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