Man United set to sign ANOTHER centre-back this summer following £60m Leny Yoro swoop

Man United set to sign ANOTHER centre-back this summer following £60m Leny Yoro swoop

Leny Yoro joined Manchester United from Lille this summer, but Erik ten Hag is still open to adding more defensive players given his ongoing connections to Jarrad Branthwaite.

Leny Yoro, an 18-year-old defender from Lille, cost Manchester United £59 million, but Ten Hag hinted that another player might be added before the August 30 deadline.

Jarrad Branthwaite is still a target for United, but they have declined to pay Everton’s £70 million asking price. Matthijs De Ligt of Bayern Munich is a more reasonable objective at £42 million.

Ten Hag said: “I think we are occupied [in that position] but we work continually. The good thing is we already signed two players, but it belongs to a club like Manchester United that you are still looking – if the opportunity is there – for better and we still have time, until August 30.”

Man United suffered more than 60 separate injuries last season, predominantly in defence, with Ten Hag admitting the expanded European schedule is likely to see more players sidelined with the extra fixture burden.

“We already made our decisions [to address the injury situation],” said Ten Hag. “We appointed a new club doctor last season and he started late in the season, but now he can start fresh and be in the lead.

“We also appointed a new head physio, so we made changes. We also changed strategies in medical and performance to improve, but that is normal.

“Now in football, the developments are so fast, every time you have to innovate and if you want to be the best, you also need the best in those departments.

“There were so many reasons [for the injuries last season]. The amount of games, the fixture list, the load on the players, the pressure on the players is so high and we’re not the only team with so many injuries.