The delay in new striker Mikael Uhre getting his visa sorted out so he can officially join his new team feels familiar since he’s not the first player in recent years to not be available shortly after signing with the team.
It’s been two weeks since the signing of the striker from Denmark for a reported fee of $2.8 million was announced (January 27). The announcement date doesn’t necessarily mean the date the contract was finalized or when international paperwork was started but it’s a frame of reference when considering length of time.
Head coach Jim Curtin said Wednesday that the paperwork has all been submitted for what is known as a P-1 visa and the team is just in a holding pattern waiting for it to be finalized.