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Man United have reportedly joined a number of Europe's top clubs in the race to sign Lille's highly-rated defender Leny Yoro.
The Red Devils are expecting a summer of change after confirming the departure of seven players in their retained list, while the club continue to debate whether Erik ten Hag will be safe.
Despite the potential change in management at Old Trafford, reports in Spain claim that United are eyeing up a potential move for Lille's Yoro.
According to MARCA, United have registered their interest in the 18-year-old - who is valued at £51million (€60m).
The outlet claim that United are looking to rebuild their defensive options amid the exit of Raphael Varane upon the expiry of his current deal at Old Trafford.
Man United have reportedly joined Europe's top clubs in the race to sign Lille's Leny Yoro
The Red Devils are reportedly keen to bolster their defensive options during the summer
However, Mail Sport understands that any bid from United for the defender is unlikely - with Real Madrid leading the race to sign Yoro.
The 18-year-old made 32 appearances in the 2023-24 campaign for Lille and helped them achieve a fourth-place finish in Ligue 1.
Yoro has been on Madrid's radar since January, with reports emerging at the time to suggest that the youngster was one of their primary targets.
Reports claimed that Los Blancos targeted the youngster given their ageing defence - with the likes of Nacho Fernandez, David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger all heading into their thirties.
Lille had previously held out for £85million (€100m) when French rivals PSG came in for him in January but it's believed his price-tag now is £51million (€60m).
Yoro could be swayed by the fact that his compatriot Kylian Mbappe has recently completed a move to the Santiago Bernabeu ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
Though it has not been officially confirmed by the club, it is expected that Mbappe will take the No 9 shirt when he joins Madrid later this summer.
It's claimed that Mbappe and his camp didn't ask Real Madrid to get the No 10 shirt, due to his respect for Luka Modric.
Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez is keen to add youth to his side's ageing defence in summer
The youngster made 32 appearances in France's top-flight during the 2023-24 campaign
Modric has been the No 10 at Real Madrid since the 2017-18 season, after it had previously been worn by James Rodriguez and Mesut Ozil during his first five seasons at the club. Until 2017, he had been wearing the No 19 shirt.
The Croatian midfielder, now 38, was set to be out of contract this summer, before he signed a new one-year contract on a lower salary.
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