Real Madrid fails in Leny Yoro move as Lille stands their ground

French side Lille forced Leny Yoro to Manchester United despite the defender’s hopes. The 18-year-old defender was set to enter his last season under contract at the Ligue 1 club. As a result of stalled contract extension negotiations, Lille slapped a massive $65 million price tag on their starlet. The Red Devils jumped at the chance to grab the highly-rated youngster.

Despite United meeting Lille’s asking price, Yoro reportedly preferred a summer switch to Real Madrid instead. The Spanish giants also shared a mutual interest in the defender as well. Nevertheless, the LaLiga side balked at the huge fee set by Lille. Real reportedly only wanted to pay the French team around $32 million for Yoro.

This particular price was due to the youngster’s Lille deal set to end in 2025. Players about to enter their final year under contract are typically available for a discounted rate. After all, clubs would rather get something for players set to depart, rather than watch them walk away for free. Lille, however, denied the Real request and wanted the full fee from United.

Leny Yoro told he would go to the bench if Manchester United move fell through

Real has a recent history of resisting paying full value for stars and instead grabbing their targets on a free deal. This was most recently done with the now former Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe. However, Los Blancos also previously signed David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger as free agents.

Along with these deals not involving transfer fees, Real also worked to get Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham at discounted rates because the players specifically wanted to join the Spanish side.

Nevertheless, according to Marca, Lille allegedly informed Yoro that they would essentially bench the defender for the entire 2024/25 season if he did not accept the United move. Despite Real’s confidence in a discounted deal for the young defender, Yoro is currently completing a medical with the Red…

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Author : Chris Moore

Publish date : 2024-07-18 16:56:17

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