Manchester United 'send scouts to watch Lille defender Leny Yoro'
The teenager was promoted to Lille's senior side during the second half of last season and has since established himself as a first-team regular under head coach Paulo Fonseca this term.
Yoro has made a total of 33 appearances for Les Dogues across all competitions in the 2023-24 campaign, including 23 starts in Ligue 1.
As well as scoring two goal, Yoro has helped Lille keep 14 clean sheets in Ligue 1 and climb into the top four, just one place and three points behind the Champions League positions.
The 6ft 3in centre-back has entered the final 18 months of his contract with the French outfit and has attracted interest from a number of top European clubs ahead of the summer transfer window.
Earlier this year, Real Madrid allegedly made contact with Lille over a proposed move for Yoro ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
Premier League quartet Man United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, as well as Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, have also been credited with an interest in the highly-rated youngster.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano in his column for CaughtOffside, Man United are one of many clubs in the race for Yoro's signature, with the Red Devils having sent scouts to follow the defender.
However, Romano adds that Man United are still in the process of building their new board under new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and summer transfer plans have been placed on hold for the time being.
Ratcliffe's 27.7% purchase of the Red Devils was officially confirmed last month, and the British billionaire has already brought in INEOS colleagues Sir Dave Brailsford and Jean-Cl
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