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Sekou Kone skilled with the Manchester United first staff for the primary time, earlier on Tuesday, forward of the membership’s Europa League conflict towards Fenerbahce.
Kone joined United in the summertime from Malian aspect Guidars FC.
It’s believed that United had closely scouted the extremely proficient midfield prospect and beat a few of Europe’s elite golf equipment to his signature.
The Pink Devils can pay a hard and fast sum of £1.2 million for Kone. There are additionally quite a few performance-related bonuses included.
Kone drew consideration to himself after impressing eventually 12 months’s under-17s FIFA World Cup which noticed Mali beat Argentina to assert a third-place end within the match.
A previous report lined by The Peoples Individual relayed that Kone will probably be fast-tracked into the United senior staff.
The 18-year-old had but to be noticed in any official coaching imagery earlier than Tuesday.
He was a part of the first-team group that skilled at Carrington forward of Thursday’s high-stakes match at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.
Kone was pictured carrying coaching gear with the no. 42, seemingly confirming his United squad quantity.
🔴🇲🇱 Manchester United summer time signing Sekou Kone has skilled with the primary staff at present.
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 22, 2024
The no.42 has beforehand been worn by different proficient children at Carrington reminiscent of Alvaro Fernandez who’s now at Benfica, and World Cup winner Paul Pogba.
It’s unlikely that Kone will get minutes towards Fenerbahce, on condition that United are eager on gently easing him into the motion amidst a dramatic change of surroundings at such a young age.
He’s not the one starlet who took half in first-team coaching, with others reminiscent of Ethan Wheatley, Harry Amass and Jack Kingdon additionally forming a part of the group.
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