Lille centre-back Leny Yoro has captured the attention of Liverpool, Manchester United, and Manchester City as the January transfer window starts to unfold.
At least, that’s according to French outlet le10sport.com, who claim that the three English giants have ‘held discussions’ over the conditions in which a signing would be possible.
Standing at 1.90 meters tall at just 18, Yoro has been a mainstay in the Lille team this season.
In the 2021/22 campaign, the defender overtook Eden Hazard to become Lille’s second-youngster debutant ever.
This season, Yoro has already made over 20 appearances for the French outfit, including minutes in the UEFA Conference League.
With the injury problems that have plagued Liverpool’s defense this season, it comes as no surprise that the Reds are looking at a defender.
The report goes on to claim that Liverpool is read to ‘sign a nice cheque’ for the transfer of the youngster.
However, Lille recently slapped a huge price tag on the head of Yoro – with his services valued at a staggering €50 million.
Despite this, the French club have reportedly already demanded €90 million from several clubs who have come to enquire.
It would be hard to envisage Jurgen Klopp and co. splashing out that kind of money on a youngster.
Leny Yoro and his accelerated learning curve
The general manager of the Lille Academy, Jean-Michel Vandamme, recently explained Yoro’s accelerated learning curve while declaring what he could do to improve:
“He’s got a good sense of movement and good timing, but when it comes to defensive aerial play, as he’s more on his back foot, I think he still needs to improve,” he said.
“He still needs to work on his strength.”
“Yoro seems to be a player that relishes the challenge ahead of him and is very keen to do learn the beautiful game.”
“He’s had an accelerated learning curve because he only spent two years at the youth academy,” Vandamme explained.
“Leny is a quick learner. He wants to excel and has a real interest in analysing different situations and understanding them, while putting himself under controlled pressure.”
“The coach has an extremely precise and rigorous game plan, in which talent is important but respect for instructions is just as important.”
“When the coach and staff give him advice, he listens, absorbs and applies it. The same is true when he receives advice from his team-mates.”