Coronavirus stops Ighalo from traveling with United teammates to Spain 

Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo will not join the rest of the squad in Spain due to potential travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus threat.

Ighalo was a shock transfer signing from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua in the final minutes of the January transfer window.

However, there are concerns that the Nigerian may not be allowed to re-enter England should he travel to Spain due to the outbreak of the virus in China which has led to over 600 deaths. Manchester United are in Spain for the winter break.

“Odion will stay in Manchester, because he arrived from China in the last 14 days,” manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told United’s website.

“Because of the situation in China, we’re not sure if he’d be allowed back into England if he leaves the country again, so he’s staying here working with a personal coach, individual programme and his family then can settle in England as well. That’s a plus.

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“Of course he might have liked to have come with the players and got to know them, but the risk [of potential border restrictions tightening], we don’t want to take that.”