Xavi denied entry to the US as Barcelona's pre-season tour thrown into chaos

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Barcelona's pre-season tour into chaos.The Spanish giants flew out for their pre-season tour on Saturday after Xavi had named a 28-man squad for the trip, which included Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong.

Barca are due to play four matches during their two-week stay in the USA, taking on Inter Miami, Real Madrid, Juventus and the New York Red Bulls.However, The Mirror reports that their manager was not able to join them on their flight after a delay in him receiving additional documentation that had been requested due to his previous visits to Iran.READ MORE: World Cup of Pundits: Vote for ultimate footy expert as Roy Keane aims to defend titleXavi has visited Iran three times in the last five years due to his commitments with Qatari side Al Sadd, first as a player and then as their manager.

He had been asked to provide the extra documents in order to justify his multiple visits to Iran.Unfortunately for Barcelona, though, the documentation did not arrive on Friday as scheduled and is now due to be delivered three days late on Monday.Barca's players and staffs arrived at Barcelona airport for the trip on Saturday with Xavi present with the expectation he could travel after the club believed they had solved the issue.

He has instead been forced to remain in Spain.How many trophies will Barcelona win next season? Let us know in the comments section below.It is currently unknown whether Xavi will be in Spain in time to take his place in the dugout for Barca's opening match of the tour against David Beckham's Inter Miami on Tuesday.The club confirmed the player's included in Xavi's 28-man squad for the trip on Saturday, with De Jong included despite United agreeing a fee for the player.However, De Jong has yet to.