This has not been the best of seasons for Manchester United midfielder Sekou Kone.
The 20-year-old was hoping to kick on after making the United bench for three Premier League games over the second half of last season.
But it just has not happened.
Initially, Kone suffered concussion during a National League Cup tie at Tamworth in August that effectively ruled him out until the middle of November.
The Mali youth international started two Under-21 games in the space of four days in December but then headed to Lausanne, the Swiss club owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Group, for a trial before eventually signing a loan deal before the February transfer deadline.
Unfortunately, Kone has made just one substitute appearance of 10 minutes from the three Swiss league games he has been on the bench for and will not be involved in the Conference League play-off with Czech Republic outfit Sigma Olomouc because he has not been registered for the remainder of the tournament. Playing in it was cited as one of the benefits of the move when United announced it on 3 February.
It is not clear why there has been such a major breakdown in communication over how Kone would be used but unless he returns to United – as happened with England Under-20 striker Ethan Wheatley last season when he failed to play during his loan at Walsall, it looks like being a very frustrating campaign for Kone.