Video: Pafundi arrives in Switzerland ahead of Lausanne move

Teenage sensation Simone Pafundi has landed in Switzerland forward of an impending transfer to affix Swiss Tremendous League aspect FC Lausanne-Sport.

In accordance with reviews from switch skilled Fabrizio Romano, Pafundi is ready to signal for Lausanne on an preliminary one-year mortgage take care of an choice to purchase for the value of €15m.

The 17-year-old has been on Udinese’s books for near a decade, becoming a member of the academy in 2014, earlier than making his first workforce debut in its place in a 4-0 victory over Salernitana on the ultimate day of the 2021-22 marketing campaign, simply two months after his sixteenth birthday.

Pafundi additionally made headlines when he was known as as much as Roberto Mancini’s Italy squad as a 16-year-old in 2022. He would go on to make his debut in its place in opposition to Albania in November of that yr.

Nevertheless, first workforce alternatives with Udinese have been few and much between since then. Pafundi has solely been given 60 minutes of motion throughout two appearances this season, one in Serie A and one within the Coppa Italia.

🌟🇮🇹 Simone Pafundi joins Lausanne-Sport on one-year mortgage with €15m purchase choice clause.

Debut deal for Italian company Ali Sport with companions Francesco Facchinetti and Ali Barat.

U19 Italian expertise jas simply arrived in Switzerland, medical tomorrow with INEOS owned membership. pic.twitter.com/9YjoDIlptP

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 23, 2024