Sanchez had missed both of Solskjaer’s games in charge so far, due to a hamstring problem but is now back in England, after returning to his homeland during his recovery period.
And the 30-year-old is already striving to win his place back in the team, after training on his day off on Christmas Day.
“Alexis is back, he flew in [from Chile].
“He’s had two days of good fitness work; hopefully he can join in training with the ball as soon as we get back in again.
“He is touch-and-go for Bournemouth but he will definitely be involved at Newcastle.
“I’ve not had time to sit down and speak with him in that [much] detail.
“We had a day off on Christmas Eve, on Christmas Day he was off but he was in training but he’s eager to get back on the pitch, he is a workaholic it seems like,” Solskjaer said after United’s 3-1 win over Huddersfield Town on Boxing Day.
