{"id":9382,"date":"2026-02-16T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/9382\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:37:09","slug":"ineos-must-fix-disconnect-that-has-left-man-utd-whizkid-sekou-kone-in-serious-battle-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/9382\/","title":{"rendered":"Ineos must fix disconnect that has left Man Utd whizkid Sekou Kone in serious battle in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ineos have perfected the recruitment model of signing young players before they break through, but the latest developments around Sekou Kone prove that\u2019s only half the battle. <\/p>\n

In many ways, Sekou Kone <\/a>was the start of Ineos\u2019 revolution at Manchester United<\/a>,<\/a> as the club that no longer dithered, and got to wonderkids instead of buying them as superstars<\/a> later. <\/p>\n

Plucked from Mali for a drop in the ocean<\/a> for a club of United\u2019s size, Ineos\u2019 vision was clear and refreshing after the Glazers\u2019 apathy. <\/p>\n

Are you happy with Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe? <\/p>\n

Having recently sealed his first senior football loan at Ineos-owned FC Lausanne in Switzerland, their strategy was clear too. Or is it?<\/p>\n

\"JasonPhoto by Catherine Ivill \u2013 AMA\/Getty ImagesSekou Kone left in limbo at FC Lausanne <\/p>\n

The multi-club ownership system, as unethical as it is, has quickly become a need for the bigger clubs to stay in the competition with others doing it.<\/p>\n

As it is, United were behind because the Glazers never bothered with it, but when Ineos came with OGC Nice and FC Lausanne in their bag, expectations were high.<\/p>\n

Last summer was the first time Man Utd fans<\/a> saw this connection in action, as Enzo Kana-Biyik<\/a> was signed and loaned straight away from Lausanne. <\/p>\n

Sekou Kone followed this path<\/a> in January and recently made his debut<\/a> as well, but has since exposed Ineos\u2019 teething problems in managing their network.<\/p>\n

Kone has been left out of Lausanne\u2019s UEFA European Conference League squad, which was a key factor in why Kone was even sent to Switzerland in the first place.<\/p>\n

Having European football experience was a major plus for him, something which he won\u2019t have now that he hasn\u2019t even been registered for the competition.<\/p>\n

A loan spell that promised much has left Kone in limbo, as he is already on the fringes of the first-team squad, and now ineligible to play in an entire competition.<\/p>\n

Ineos must fix multi-club disconnect<\/p>\n

Ineos have done the bare minimum for identifying multi-club ownership as a pathway, but they are completely missing the trick for what comes after. <\/p>\n

SHOULD Ineos be doing more moves between United, Nice and Lausanne? <\/p>\n

Would you like to see Unied using Nice like Chelsea use Strasbourg?<\/p>\n

\"IneosPhoto by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images <\/p>\n

Lausanne and Nice can\u2019t be dumping grounds for young talents without any plan or vision for their growth and development. <\/p>\n

Enzo Kana-Biyik\u2019s case is less severe<\/a>, but even he has not looked ready for that level of football, while Kone\u2019s omission just hammers home the point that Ineos\u2019 multi-club system is functioning on a \u201cloan and forget\u201d philosophy.<\/p>\n

The basic premise of having multiple clubs under your umbrella is to have a shared pathway and a single consolidated vision of a chain of players. <\/p>\n

Man City bring Savinho from Brazil, benefiting from their scouting knowledge due to having a club there, and he spends two seasons at City-owned Troyes, without even playing a game for him, as he\u2019s loaned. <\/p>\n

Then he comes to City-owned Girona, where he flourishes and eventually makes his way to City. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s the kind of joined-up thinking needed to platform players to perform at their best. There will still be more misses than hits, that\u2019s just the reality of youth development, but Ineos aren\u2019t even giving these players a chance. <\/p>\n

If Kone loses six months of his career at Lausanne, it should spark a forensic analysis into what\u2019s going wrong with Ineos\u2019 thinking. <\/p>\n

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