Gabriel Jesus is closing in on a return for Manchester City after going through rehabilitation from knee ligament damage without his close-knit entourage.
The 20-year-old's two best friends, Fabio Lucio and Higor Braga, live with Jesus in a city centre apartment alongside his brother, Felipe.
But the trio, key to the £27million striker settling in England, have been stuck in Sao Paulo for over a month while waiting for study visa applications to be ratified.
It's understood all three were denied re-entry to the UK at Heathrow Airport last month when attempting to return from the Brazilian holiday season.