Manchester United immediately sends three players to Club Shock after reaching an agreement

Jim Ratcliffe is making the most of his multi-club ownership by sending three Manchester United youngsters to Switzerland.

He british billionaire He also manages FC Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Super League, where three youth stars will train with the first team.

Habeeb Ogunneye, Jack Kingdon and Ethan Williams, all 18, flew to join the INEOS-owned team this week, according to the Manchester Evening News.

All three players are on the verge of United's first team and will now have the opportunity to play regularly alongside senior players before attempting to stay at Old Trafford.

Lausanne is one of four clubs in which INEOS and Ratcliffe have significant stakes, along with United and OGC. Nice and the Racing Club Abidjan of the Ivory Coast, the others.

The petrochemical company bought 25 per cent of United in February and took over the Glazer family's football affairs.

Before that, they bought Lausanne in 2017, but so far their ownership of several clubs has only generated unhelpful headlines about United and Nice not being able to play together in the same European competition.

Those fears have since been allayed for both Europa League teams, and now this deal could lead to greater productivity.

Ogunneye has already been in United's matchday squad, while Kingdon and Williams have trained with the first team.

An academy trip to Nice earlier this year was said to have been hugely beneficial, with this move from Lausanne being the club's first.

FC Lausanne-Sport are currently two points off the bottom of the Swiss top flight, with the bottom six teams forced to play in the relegation play-off.

Meanwhile, Nice sit mid-table in France's Ligue 1, while United are 14th in the Premier League after a poor start.