Manchester United face work permit hassle for new signing Shinji Kagawa.

The Daily Star Sunday says due to injuries, the Borussia Dortmund star has not played the required 75 per cent of games for his country over the last two years to be automatically cleared by the Home Office.

But Kagawa has played in around 60 per cent and United are confident the deal will still get the green light.

They will probably have to go through the appeals process but United will argue that Kagawa is an exceptional talent who will enhance the Premier League.