Manchester United have complete defender Leni Yoro from Lille.

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Manchester United have completed the signing of defender Leni Yoro from Lille.

  • The Red Devils have splash out almost £60m to sign the young defender.
  • They will have to pay a lot to quickly pry open Real Madrid. Who plan to sign him on a free transfer next summer.

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of 18-year-old defender Leni Yoro from Lille.

The French wonderkid centre-back is another youngster. Who has the potential to become one of the best in the world in the future, having promote to the first-team by Lille at the age of 16 and firmly establishing himself as a regular in the side last season. Helping them finish fourth in Ligue 1 and secure a place in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round.

Yoro has agreed to sign a contract with the Red Devils until 2029.

With the option to extend for another year. He joine the team for a high value of 52 million pounds plus a bonus of around 7 million pounds, ufabet https://ufabet999.app even though there is only 1 year left on his contract with his club. His club, Lille, was forced to release him because they did not want to lose him for nothing in the middle of next year.

“It is a great honour for me to sign for such a great club with such a great history as Manchester United,” Yoro said after the unveiling.

“From the first day of negotiations, the club show me clarity about the plans. That I would involve in, and the ways in which. I could grow in my future football career. They have a very interesting project, and they are also ready to take good care of my family.”

“I have seen the development of the young players at Manchester United and I feel like I can make the next step that I want to achieve and I can’t wait to start working with my new team-mates, my new staff and my new club.”