(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Alexis Sanchez has missed the start of Manchester United’s United States tour as he has been unable to get a visa.
The Chilean striker, 29, accepted a 16-month suspended jail sentence in February for tax fraud in Spain.
Under US law, no person found guilty of fraud can be granted a visa to enter the country.
There is a waiver scheme and it is understood Sanchez is working with his lawyers in an effort to be granted access to the United States.
However, the process is taking longer than he hoped.
United open their pre-season campaign against Mexican side Club America on Friday.
