Man Utd's £1m wonderkid Sekou Kone handed unlikely chance by Erik ten Hag

Manchester United signed Sekou Kone during the summertime transportation model and the 18-year-old Mali younker planetary was progressive successful archetypal squad grooming connected Tuesday astatine Carrington

Transfer deadline time signing Sekou Kone was seen successful Manchester United archetypal squad grooming up of the club's travel to instrumentality connected Fenerbahce.

The Red Devils are taking a diligent attack with the 18-year-old who they signed from Guidars FC for a fee successful the portion of £1million, beating contention from Ajax and different clubs astir Europe. The cardinal midfielder has spent clip grooming with United's under-21s but is not considered arsenic an academy player.

Kone has yet to marque an quality for the nine astatine immoderate level since his accomplishment and the nine are keen to patiently negociate his acclimatisation. It is said the Mali younker planetary volition play for United's 2nd drawstring earlier the extremity of this play but it seems helium is receiving immoderate clip nether Erik 10 Hag's watchful eye.

The youngster worked with the club's archetypal squad connected Tuesday and was pictured alongside fellow summertime signing Joshua Zirkzee.

What presumption does Sekou Kone play?

Kone is simply a cardinal midfielder who has seen his ball-winning accomplishment and stamina praised and tin beryllium utilized successful a antiaircraft role. It is said helium besides holds attacking qualities and has been likened to erstwhile Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure.

When did Manchester United motion Sekou Kone and however overmuch did helium cost?

United confirmed the signing of Kone connected August 30 up of the transportation model closing. A woody was said to beryllium done for successful the portion of £1m.

The nine acted connected their involvement aft scouting the playing the under-17 World Cup successful 2023 wherever Kone's Mali broadside finished third. It is reported aft this tourney the teenageer was a identified arsenic a subordinate of 'significan interest'.

Who did Sekou Kone utilized to play for?

Kone was signed from Malian broadside Guidars wo are based successful Bamako. The younker prima was a postgraduate of JMG Academy, a grooming institution established by French planetary Jean-Marc Guillou. The erstwhile subordinate has 9 academies, including set-ups successful Ivory Coast, Egypt, Thailand and Vietnam.

How aged is Sekou Kone?

Kone turned 18 successful February.

What next?

Given United's patience frankincense acold it is astir apt improbable Kone volition beryllium progressive against erstwhile United brag Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce side. The antiaircraft midfielder is alternatively expected to play for the club's younker squad earlier the extremity of the twelvemonth arsenic helium adjusts to beingness successful England.

Erik 10 Hag does person a fig of absentees successful his midfield however. Bruno Fernandes is suspended for the Europa League match, portion Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, Toby Collyer and Dan Gore were each unavailable against Brentford. A adjacent oculus volition beryllium kept connected Wednesday's unfastened grooming sessions successful a bid to observe the Portuguese star's replacement.

Despite wounded worries, Ten Hag is looking guardant to taking connected Mourinho, and would similar to conscionable up with the ex-Premier League manager. "Probably, yeah, but it's similar a large crippled for some of us," helium said.

"I truly bask to look him, to play against him. He ever has bully teams and helium is simply a winner. He has won truthful galore trophies and, I think, is an illustration for galore managers. So I truly bask to play against him."

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