Sanchez was unable to fly out to the USA with United when they initially left for their pre-season trip, with the club acknowledging a “personal administrative issue” prevented his travel.
It became apparent the problem related to not being granted a visa as a result of accepting a 16-month suspended jail sentence in Spain earlier in 2018 for tax fraud.
Manager Jose Mourinho said in a news conference on Thursday that Sanchez was “very sad” about the situation which was “not good for him or me”, with the Portuguese coach suggesting United’s pre-season has got off to a poor start.
But, Mourinho looks set to be handed a boost in the shape of Sanchez.
The Chile international posted on his official Instagram story a photo of himself and his personal trainer at United’s Carrington training base, with the caption saying: “The last training in Manchester. Soon [USA]”.
United play Liga MX side Club America in their first pre-season game in Glendale, Arizona on Friday, though that match is likely to come too soon for Sanchez.
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