- Leny Yoro is flying to England to have medical and finalise a transfer to Man United
- Rio Ferdinand final week urged the 18-year-old defender to hitch the Pink Devils
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Rio Ferdinand has taken to social media to answer the information of Lille defender Leny Yoro’s impending transfer to Manchester United.
The 18-year-old is flying to England to have a medical and finalise private phrases over a transfer to United price up £52million.
Lille accepted United’s provide of £42m plus £10m in add-ons for the 18-year-old French centre-back final week, however there have been issues that Yoro’s desire was to hitch Actual Madrid.
Nevertheless, United have moved swiftly to get the deal carried out and are hopeful of signing him on a five-year contract with the choice to increase it by one other 12 months.
Ferdinand final week urged Yoro to hitch United, saying: ‘If you happen to’re trying Leny Yoro, please settle for and are available to Man United, please.
Leny Yoro is flying to England to have a medical and finalise a £52million transfer to Man United
Rio Ferdinand took to X to reply having having urged Yoro to hitch the Pink Devils final week
‘Man United, please, make the provide and please settle for as a result of this child, I feel his ceiling is as excessive as anyone proper now, together with (William) Saliba.’
The previous Pink Devils defender tweeted a watch and wink emoji on X, previously often known as Twitter, following the newest improvement on Yoro’s future.
United followers additionally took to social media to hail Yoro as a ‘generational expertise’ after watching his highlights reel.
One stated wrote: ‘”Madrid at all times get what they need” however we’re now near beating them to the Leny Yoro signing. We’re MAN UNITED!!’
A second fan posted: He’s on the proper age with immense expertise. Hopefully he’ll dwell as much as expectations and turns into a stalwart at Man Utd. Good luck to him.
A 3rd stated: ‘INEOS took over and acquired Manchester United to BEAT Actual Madrid to the signing of Leny Yoro — a extremely rated teen — the place Liverpool and PSG even gave up and pulled out as a result of “nobody competes with Actual Madrid.” Sir Jim Ratcliffe, I am SORRY for each doubting you’
Yoro, who made 41 appearances for Lille final season, was additionally attracting curiosity from Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.
He’s set to turn out to be United’s second signing of the summer time after Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee moved to Previous Trafford for £36.5m.
Yoro has made 55 appearances for Lille since making his debut for the facet as a 16-year-old
Yoro had been ready on Madrid to match United’s bid, however Lille pushed the defender to hitch the Pink Devils with the Champions League winners unwilling to pay the charge.
He was Liverpool’s prime goal, too, however the Reds are understood to have been satisfied he solely wished to maneuver to Spain.
Madrid have been believed to be extra keen on ready to recruit the 18-year-old subsequent summer time when he would have turn out to be a free agent, which in flip will noticed Lille push to get United’s deal over the road sooner fairly than later.
Yoro made his debut for the Lille reserve workforce in 2022, signing his first skilled contract with the membership in January of that yr.
