£50m Deal agreed for Lille superstar defender as he arrives Manchester to complete Medical ahead of Old Trafford move

£50m Deal agreed for Lille superstar defender as he arrives Manchester to complete Medical ahead of Old Trafford move

Lille defender Leny Yoro is flying to the UK for a medical with Manchester United after a deal worth over £50m was agreed.

It was thought Real Madrid were the Frenchman’s preference, but United have been working to convince him to join.

The teenager’s initial preference was to seal a move to Real Madrid before also holding talks with Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag about potentially heading to Old Trafford.

Lille have put Yoro under pressure to link up with Manchester United after a lucrative fee has been agreed for his signature.

Signing two central defenders this summer is possible for Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag following the exits of Raphael Varane and Willy Kambwala, and further departures would increase that likelihood.

The move for Yoro comes with Lille finding themselves in a difficult situation because he has one year left on his deal and can speak to clubs outside of France from January.

Having bolstered their attacking options with the acquisition of Joshua Zirkzee last week, with the Netherlands international completing a £36.5million switch  from Bologna, the Red Devils have turned their attentions towards recruiting a new central defender ahead of the new season getting underway.

Dan Ashworth has been leading Manchester United’s recruitment drive since being appointed as their new sporting director, after an agreement was reached with Premier League rivals Newcastle United, and he is edging towards wrapping up the second arrival of the summer transfer window.

Yoro has made a major U-turn and decided that he is willing to make the move to Manchester United after holding discussions with his family over potentially heading to the Premier League for the first time in his career, according to Give me Sports.

while he has also spoken to ten Hag about the role he would play at Old Trafford.

GMS sources have been informed that Manchester United have agreed a deal worth an initial £42million for Yoro’s signature, which could increase to £50million thanks to add-ons, and they have moved a step closer to sourcing a replacement for departed World Cup winner Raphael Varane.