Man Utd’s under-the-radar wonderkid signing sends message after debut hattrick on international break

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Manchester United splashed more than £200m in the summer transfer market, but leave it to the free, under-the-radar wonderkid signing to make the biggest splash during the October international break.

Ineos‘ first-team recruitment has been closely followed by the strengthening of academy ranks as well, as evidenced by the signing of Diego Leon.

However, Leon stayed at Old Trafford this summer, while his fellow wonderkid signing, Enzo Kana-Biyik, immediately moved on loan to Ineos-owned FC Lausanne.

Injury struggles held him back from going full-tilt immediately, but he reminded everyone of his potential with a swashbuckling display on debut for France U19s.

Enzo Kana-Biyik shines for France U19s

Kana-Biyik’s loan spell at FC Lausanne hasn’t got into second gear yet, but the Swiss side will see a more confident version of the player return after the break.

That’s because Kana-Biyik hit a debut hat-trick for France U19s on his debut, in a 5-3 win against Switzerland U19s.

This could be just the launching pad the French wonderkid needs to get back into his groove after an injury-stricken spell so far.

After the game, Kana-Biyik went on Instagram and posted a story with his No. 9 shirt and three messages in French.

The first said “victory X Swiss”, the second said “scorer” in French, and he finally thanked god, simply writing, “thanks God”.

Kana-Biyik is a low-risk, high-reward Man Utd signing

Man Utd will hope that this international break starts a virtuous cycle for Kana-Biyik and that he can start imposing himself more at the club level.

In the meantime, this is exactly the kind of signing competent clubs make to supplement their first-team recruitment and set the club up for the long term.

Arriving on a free transfer on extremely palatable wages, there’s no risk attached to this signing, as United could sell him tomorrow and still manage to earn a profit.

At the same time, the high upside and the young age mean that they can invest in his potential, and if he becomes a Man Utd first-team contributor, it would be a dream scenario.

This is the type of business that the club needs to do more of, and as Kana-Biyik starts to show more glimpses of his potential, the club will feel vindicated in doing so.