Manchester United are on the cusp of beating Real Madrid to French defender Leny Yoro. The 18-year-old has caught the eye as one of the continent’s top talents since emerging at Lille and has been made available for transfer ahead of his contract expiring next season….READ FULL ARTICLE...READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
Reports yesterday indicated an agreement between United and Lille over a £52million transfer and The Athletic now report on Yoro flying in to undergo a medical.
Personal terms are almost finalised, it is said, after Yoro agreed to ditch his preferred plan of signing for Real Madrid.
Los Blancos have been widely tipped by the Spanish media to sign the centre-back but have not met United’s bid and were hoping to land him as a free agent in a year’s time.
That outcome was not favourable to Ligue 1 club Lille, who have reportedly encouraged Yoro to head to Manchester and, while the deal is not done yet, United are closing in on what has been described as a major transfer coup….READ FULL ARTICLE
