Manchester United beat Real Madrid to claim French gem

The European transfer window has been heating up increasingly in recent days, and the Manchester United has already taken positive steps to secure the arrival of yet another young French prospect. This is the defender Leny Yorowhich had the Real Madrid as interested, but the Red Devils won the dispute.

According to the English newspaper “The Guardian”, United’s advantage was in the proposal to Lillethe player’s current club, who will receive 52 million pounds (R$ 370 million), while Los Blancos offered 45 million euros (R$ 264 million). Yoro is only 18 years old and has stood out this season with the team’s fourth-placed campaign.

🚨🔴 Manchester United have booked travel and medical tests for Leny Yoro!

Plan ready after agreement reached with Lille last week for €50m fixed fee plus €12m add-ons.

There’s still work needed to get the deal done, Man United now confident as @David_Ornstein reports. pic.twitter.com/6RvVeV6scr

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In addition to being young, the defender is also 1.90m tall and has a lot of experience gained last season, in which he played 44 games and scored three goals, helping his team qualify for the Champions League. The expectation is that he will be one of the replacements for the departing Raphael Varanewho did not renew the contract.

Real Madrid already had an agreement with Leny and his staff, but Lille’s preference to do the deal with the English side prevailed. Now, he must undergo tests in the next few days to sign a contract and confirm his move to play in the Premier League from the 2024/25 season.