Agree with this. I think he will be given a full year in the U23s and if he is in good form I wouldn’t be surprised if he is on the bench but without actually coming on. Basically the Collyer scenario.
Sékou Koné
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I’d substitute out Fletcher for Ibragimov whom I think will be world class in the next three years
Never heard of the boy of course but good to see signings like this. Getting young prospects who are linked to clubs like RB Salzburg or Dortmund is a good idea.
Kone will be " The One".
He will replace Mame Biram Diouf for the title
If you know you know.
He will replace Mame Biram Diouf for the title
If you know you know.
The one!
Is he the first signing from an African team since Manucho?
Definitely worth signing based on the YouTube clips... He might need a year or two to bulk up abit for the Prem, but he has tidy short and long range passing by the looks of it, can pass, run and tackle.
I'm sold.
I'm sold.
The academy he came from used to be based in Ivory Coast, but is now based in Mali, Bissouma and RBs Haidara came from the same academy I believe.
Making these signings is the first step, now comes the hard work not only from the players themselves, but also the people in charge of their development (especially Kone & Obi-Martin) to put a proper long terms development plan that ensures they have the platform to reach the quality to be in the first team
You newbies need to be educated on the Caf legend that is ",The One"..- MBD.
We signed him from Norway
Nothing is guaranteed but is defiantly one to look out for, he is very exciting for sure.
This has Vivell and Ashworth written all over it. This is the kind of guy who gets bought low-key by Brighton three years ago and within 2 years, he’s a regular in the first team and worth stupid money.
Glad we’re making these kind of signings. We need to get them before anyone else does, especially if it’s another Premier League team who can charge us ludicrous prices.
Glad we’re making these kind of signings. We need to get them before anyone else does, especially if it’s another Premier League team who can charge us ludicrous prices.
That came out of no where.
Get in Makalou as well, will help Kone feel more at home too. It's going to be a huge culture shock for him.
They've missed out Samuel Lusale, turns 17 in a couple of weeks and seems to be rated in the same bracket as Obi-Martin.
They were talking about the spine tbf, Lusale's a winger
We signed Jon Obi Mikel from Liin Skiklubb. Surely that’s an African team?
I agree it would be surprising if Koné makes a first team appearance this season, but I wouldn't rule it out completely. He's 1 day younger than Lucas Bergvall and 1 month older than Archie Gray, both of whom are going to be important players for Tottenham this season.
The One II
Is your sarcasm detector turned off?.
Guidars FC seems to be newly founded (2021?) and almost only has young players, which certainly indicates that there is some kind of program here as you point out. Found this clip on the tube, some sort of intro to the club and interview with one of the coaches and founders of the club: https://www.you_tube.com/watch?v=9_goGtfmO38
My French is quite poor and I certainly cannot follow a Malian accent.. anyone with the skills to decipher what it's saying? Curious to learn more about this type of club and deal.
Edit: I'm trying to circumvent the "no media allowed to be posted by newbies" restriction by inserting an underscore into the youtube URL, remove to get link to the clip
Happy that we are finally addressing the engine room with serious talent.
Also, even though Mali is not a known powerhouse internationally, they are have pedigree on the continent. They tend to produce quality, cultured footballers and I remember enjoying watching so many of their teams play as a kid. All the best to Kone and hope he makes it at United.
Also, even though Mali is not a known powerhouse internationally, they are have pedigree on the continent. They tend to produce quality, cultured footballers and I remember enjoying watching so many of their teams play as a kid. All the best to Kone and hope he makes it at United.
Correct
Let's hope we've signed the new Caicedo before Brighton this time. Would be great to develop our own £80m talent for a change.
If we can get three or four of these ones right and have them as genuine first team contenders with a couple of seasons, we would be in a very strong position to push on and challenge for titles.
The only way to do it is to play him. Not in reserves
£1m fee apparently
We always hear of these now World Class talents who United could have signed as a teenager but United decided against it. Hopefully now we're actually getting them in and will see the benefits in 4-5 years
We always hear of these now World Class talents who United could have signed as a teenager but United decided against it. Hopefully now we're actually getting them in and will see the benefits in 4-5 years
Ole admitted he was telling the club about Haaland before he became well known and the club couldn't be fecked. Hopefully those days are gone.
Back when we had Nani, Mame and Bebe.
Could be the next Arthur Gómez or Souleymane Mamam!
Bringing these players with his profile and talent isn’t the most difficult thing to do IMO, but providing them the platform and pathway to succeed at one of the biggest clubs in the world is the hardest part. We are no Brighton or Leipzig where these kids can afford time and less pressure to deliver, let’s see what plans we have in place and if the first team performs it will certainly make life more easier to integrate them.
This is how 99 acceleration on Fifa looks like. Sick athlete and decent with the ball too. Shame he's already 31.
This is such naive thinking. It's a process, you don't just throw young players into the first team.
You play him in the reserves initially so he can acclimatise to moving country. Caicedo moved to Brighton in Feb and played his first senior game in August and was then swiftly sent on loan.
100% this.
We’ve beaten Juventus, Real, Barcelona etc to how many wonder kids over the last decade? And it hardly ever works. Not many of them go on to amazing things either.
Will Chelsea now buy him for 14m? 
Why did you give him a lower PA than he has in real life?
He's basically the next Lionel Cristianopelemaradona Kantebeckenbaeur. I've been watching him since in 5 minutes time from now when I watch his highlights.
Very well said. We really have to remind ourselves that it is a very different thing to emerge in pressure-ridden environment where the business is much more cut-throat than it is at clubs like Brighton or for example Dortmund. It is great news that we seemingly brought in a player that was on the radar for many clubs but lets not get overboard and see the huge shift just because we want to see it. Wasn't Hannibal having a similar profile when we got him? What about that striker McNeil from City...?
It is definitely a good thing seeing the club being active on that front and I am sure, the decision makers will have a plan how to provide those players a positive environment. Lets hope, it works out.