Source: Daily_Mail
Yohan Cabaye becomes third Newcastle player to be denied visa for US tour
Newcastle's pre-season tour of America has been hit with yet another problem after new signing Yohan Cabaye became the third player to denied a visa.[LNB]Midfielder Joey Barton and young striker Nile Ranger both failed to get visas for the tour for their previous criminal convictions.[LNB]Cabaye's failure to get a visa to travel Stateside is believed to be because of a minor technical problem.[LNB] No go: Cabaye has been denied a visa to the USA due to an administration error[LNB]And the midfielder will now join Barton, Ranger and the reserves of their pre-season tour of Holland.[LNB]The departure of skipper Kevin Nolan to West Ham and Barton and Cabaye's absence from the tour of America will leave Alan Pardew with a problem in the centre of midfield, but the manager is relaxed about the situation.[LNB]Pardew - who does have new signings Demba Ba and Sylvain Marveaux with him in America - told the Newcastle Chronicle: 'Yohan will add something to us - he'll add a pass and an intelligence to our game, for sure.[LNB]He said: 'The players have already seen that all three are good players.[LNB]'It's no good doing it just on the training ground. Your top players like Fabricio Coloccini and Joey Barton know fine well it is about the Premier League.[LNB] Heading to Holland: Barton will go on the reserves pre-season tour[LNB]'You want to see these players performing in the Premier League at their very best, hopefully we see that from Yohan and the new boys this year.[LNB]'You want to see what they're going to do for us, and only time will tell.[LNB]'But at the moment they're showing very well.'[LNB]Barton had been refused entry to the United States last week because of his previous conviction three years ago for assault.[LNB]The former Manchester City midfielder was sentenced to six months in prison for the offence, which occurred outside a McDonald's restaurant in Liverpool, but since his release he has steered clear of trouble and drink.[LNB] Barred: Nile Ranger (left) can't travel to the States but new signing Demba Ba (right) will be there[LNB]On his Twitter feed Barton remarked: 'It is total hypocrisy considering what they get up to but rules are rules. They told me I am not allowed in until I have five years without any trouble. Three years down, two years to go...'[LNB]Meanwhile Ranger was turned down for his part in an armed robbery four years ago which earned him 11 weeks in a young offenders' institute. [LNB] All the latest Newcastle news, features and opinionBarton barred from Newcastle's US tour... and now Ranger is denied visa too Peacemaker Barton calms Newcastle louts as violence mars pre-season friendlyNewcastle captain Coloccini admits he needs more English lessons to be a leader[LNB]
