Why did Abdukadir Khusanov fly to Madrid via Athens?

Since the Uzbek player received his new Schengen visa through Greece, City allocated a separate plane for Khusanov to avoid problems at the Spanish border. This plane flew on the Manchester-Athens-Madrid route.

Therefore, Abdukadir arrived in Madrid later than the team.

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