[Steven Railston] Three United youngsters will train with Ratcliffe-owned Lausanne-Sport this week. It’s a great opportunity for Habeeb Ogunneye, Jack Kingdon and Ethan Williams, who flew to Switzerland this morning 🇨🇭 #mufc

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**Manchester United have struck an agreement with Sir Jim Ratcliffe-owned FC Lausanne-Sport that will see three academy players train with the Swiss club this week.**

**Habeeb Ogunneye, Jack Kingdon and Ethan Williams flew to Switzerland on Monday morning and the three youngsters will get the opportunity to train with Lausanne’s first team.**

**All three 18-year-olds are making strong progress in the academy and have been rewarded with the chance to gain experience with a senior squad thanks to United’s agreement.**

Ineos acquired Lausanne in 2017 and the agreement between the Swiss side and United to give academy players an overseas experience is a benefit of their multi-club model.

Lausanne are currently toward the bottom of the Swiss top flight but it’s hoped the opportunity to train with their first team will be a valuable learning experience for United’s academy trio.

Ogunneye was named in United’s squad in the Premier League for seven games near the end of last season and has continued to be a key player for the Under-21s in this campaign.

Kingdon signed his first professional contract with the club this summer and trained with the first team at Carrington in the build-up to United’s game against Bournemouth in April.

He played a crucial role for the Under-18s last season as they claimed the treble, regularly starting in central defence and wearing the captain’s armband twice. Kingdon has stepped up to represent the U21s this term and has started alongside Ogunneye in the Premier League 2.

Williams’ pre-agreed pro contract also began in the summer and he is another youngster who has been involved with first-team training, recognition of his progress.

Williams contributed 17 goals and nine assists in academy fixtures last term and he started alongside Kingdon in a supremely talented U18 side that was managed by Adam Lawrence.

United’s agreement with Lausanne is the first of its kind but an academy trip to Ratcliffe-owned OGC Nice was arranged earlier in the year and was considered a huge success.

Didn’t they sign some Italian wonder kid for like 20 times their record fee just when we were taken over?

I’m guessing this is our Girona 

Using clubs linked to us to help develop youngsters again 😩😩

The bonding process has begun