Man United make breakthrough in a bid to sign €50m-rated Ligue 1 star as Liverpool leave transfer race

Man United make breakthrough in a bid to sign €50m-rated Ligue 1 star as Liverpool leave transfer race

Manchester United have made a breakthrough in their attempt to sign Lille centre-back Leny Yoro ahead of Real Madrid, according to reports in France.

The 18-year-old is on Manchester United’s wishlist along with Matthijs de Ligt of Bayern Munich and Jarrad Branthwaite of Everton as they want to add at least one new central defender this summer.

Although it is reported that Lille has accepted United’s €50 million (£42.2 million) deal for Yoro, the Premier League team still needs to put up some effort to persuade the defender to come to Old Trafford.

The draw of Real Madrid is now their largest obstacle, as Yoro is rumored to favor a summer transfer to the Champions League winners.

Yoro is reportedly reevaluating United’s strategy and is in negotiations with the Premier League team regarding his wage demands, per Nabil Djellit of L’Equipe and FootMercato.
It’s also claimed that members of Yoro’s entourage are pushing for the defender to make the move to United as they believe he could quickly establish a place in Erik ten Hag’s side.

Madrid are said to now be in danger of missing out on Yoro unless they improve their offer to Lille.

United’s €50m (£42.2m) offer for Yoro also includes a further €12m (£10m) in add-ons.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich are refusing to rule out the prospect of De Ligt leaving following United’s approach for the Netherlands international this month.

‘The transfer period is still long,’ Bayern’s sporting director Christoph Freund said on Tuesday.

‘We currently have a very, very good squad. We cannot rule out whether anything will change then – including some who could leave the club. There is a lot of speculation at the moment, but we cannot say more about it at the moment