The west London club have made a late dash to sign a new keeper after Thibaut Courtois went AWOL from training, with the Belgian looking to force through a move to Real Madrid.
His release by North Korea does not end his troubles as he has been declared AWOL from the Army, which can be punished by detention in military jail, forfeiture of pay or a dishonorable discharge.
Courtois spent three years on loan at Real's local rivals Atletico Madrid Courtois went AWOL in the days leading up to his departure, as he did not turn up for training, but with his family residing in Madrid, his agent Christophe Henrotay insists
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to a family of Nigerian entrepreneurs, and he returned to the US to study engineering; when Davido went Awol to pursue music instead, his father was decidedly unimpressed - and had him arrested upon his reappearance
Martial fell out spectacularly with Mourinho in the summer after going AWOL from the club's US tour to be at the birth of his baby son in Paris, fuelling his desire to leave Old Trafford.
Abdulrauf Aliyu, who Oga S.K. claimed that he has gone AWOL. We trained at the same company, Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Kaduna State. We are presently posted to Operation LAFIYA DOLE. On behalf of all the colleagues of Pvt.