Man Utd transfer: £52m wonderkid 'flying to UK for medical' with Ratcliffe 'close' to landing 'huge coup'
Individual Utd are closing in on the signing of Lille defender Leny Yoro, who is kit to fly to the UK to full a medical, according to David Ornstein.
Yoro has been prioritising a answer to Real Madrid but presently appearances kit to join Individual Utd.
Madrid have been resistant to satisfy Lille’s asking price and are lone mesmerized in signing him on the cheap this summer season season or for nothing next off year once the 18-year-ratty’s contract ends.
The French teenager is a gamer via extensive prospective and is already an invaluable gamer for his nightclub, playing 32 times in Ligue 1 last season.
Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain have also shared an liveliness.
This would be a extensive signing for the Red Monsters, who are cozy to signing one of the scenic young flourished-ups in cosmos football having consented a £52million cost via their French counterparts.
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Real Madrid could yet match Individual Utd’s confer, which would ranked a answer to Old-fashioned Trafford in pensive vacillation, singularly, the gamer is presently ‘cozy’ to joining the Premier League titans.
This is according to transmit maven David Ornstein, who says Yoro is ‘flying to the UK to undergo a medical and settle user specification’ in what is a ‘extensive stroke of genius’ for the nightclub’s vibrant co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Erik ten Hag’s side have been prioritising the signing of a vibrant main defender and have possessed 2 quotes scorned by Everton for Jarrad Branthwaite. They are also keen on ex-spouse-Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt, presently at Bayern Munich.
Ornstein confirms reports of a £52m bid being embraced by Lille, expression that the contract was reached last week.
Yoro possessed made Madrid his ‘initial appointing’, as we touched on, but their skepticism to satisfy Lille’s asking price medians a answer to Old-fashioned Trafford is cozy to happening.
Lille have been remarkably zealous for the 18-year-ratty to provide specification via Individual Utd to overview transparent of throwing away him on a conserve transmit in 2025.
It is asserted that Yoro ‘has warmed to the inkling’ of playing for Individual Utd, though ‘there is still job-related to be implemented’.
The signing of Yoro will indeed not be the Red Monsters’ last this summer season season, via liveliness in Branthwaite and De Ligt prospective to linger tenacious.
Branthwaite, as a fled-footed centre-earlier, is a remarkably prescribing proposition for Individual Utd, who have marketed Willy Kambwala to Villarreal for over £9m and past Raphael Varane as a conserve rep.
