Manchester United could yet steal a lead in the race for Leny Yoro’s signature this summer.
This update comes courtesy of France Football journalist Nabil Djellit on X (formerly Twitter). It has now been reported that the 18-year-old is ‘in negotiations with Manchester United on salary conditions’ after an initial bid worth $54.4m [£42m] plus $13m [£10m] in add-ons ($67.4m [£52m] overall) was accepted by Lille.
Real Madrid are still involved in the process though they now find themselves ‘behind’.
Info (suite). Lille a bien accepté offre de 50 + 12 (62M€). Leny #Yoro est en négociation avec Manchester United sur des conditions salariales. Tendance favorable et porte ouverte à ManUtd. Le Real toujours là mais en retrait. #Mercato https://t.co/N3C3odGMKq
— Nabil Djellit (@Nabil_djellit) July 16, 2024
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This follows Liverpool’s reported decision to take a step back after learning of the player’s desire to join Real Madrid this summer. That said, the Echo continues to report the Merseysiders’ ‘interest’ in the No.15.
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The door is still open for Liverpool
![Yoro, Romano, Liverpool](https://icdn.empireofthekop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/fbl-fra-ligue1-lille-toulouse-3.jpg)
We’re not quite sure what to make of this claim.
If Djellit’s update is indeed on the money, it appears the door for a transfer may be at least slightly more ajar than our recruitment team initially realised.
Given the expectation is that the teenager will develop into a generational talent, we’d be somewhat surprised if Liverpool didn’t test the waters themselves given their need for defensive reinforcements.
We respect Arne Slot is absolutely entitled to get a picture of his squad’s strengths and weaknesses first of course.
However, some players on the market justify movement regardless of what’s happening behind the scenes.
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Waste of time. Just a stepping stone to later move to RM. Trouble…. leave alone