Liverpool might as soon as once more be set to lose out to Actual Madrid within the pursuit of a extremely coveted switch goal.
The Reds have been strongly linked with Leny Yoro in latest weeks, nevertheless it now seems to be as if the Bernabeu would be the Lille defender’s likeliest subsequent desination.
Matteo Moretto shared his newest info on the 18-year-old for Fabrizio Romano’s Every day Briefing, and he anticipates that there could possibly be important progress made by subsequent week.
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The journalist outlined: “Actual Madrid have sped up talks with Lille for Leny Yoro, and they’re discussing it with Lille in the mean time to see if they’ll discover some frequent floor on a price. He desires to go to Actual Madrid and is prioritising that.
“The English sides and Paris Saint-Germain know that he’s doing so, and it’s in some methods much like Jude Bellingham’s deal. The opposite groups are providing extra, however the choice of the participant could possibly be key.
“If it isn’t this week, then I feel by subsequent week we might have information on the deal. Actual Madrid want a centre-back and need to transfer faster, it is dependent upon the figures concerned, however Lille don’t need to lose him at no cost subsequent summer time.
“You by no means rule something out, and perhaps one of many others places some huge cash on the desk, however proper now Actual Madrid are favourites, and they’re the one attempting to maneuver issues alongside.”
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Sadly for Liverpool, it seems to be very a lot as if Actual Madrid would be the membership to prise Yoro from Lille, except there’s a late twist on this specific switch pursuit.
The Champions League holders have crushed us to the punch for Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham over the previous two years, and so they could possibly be closing in on what from our perspective could be an undesirable hat-trick.
From Moretto’s replace, it seems that Anfield chiefs are doing their finest to lure the 18-year-old to Merseyside by outbidding Los Blancos, however the Bernabeu positively appears to be his most well-liked vacation spot, and he could possibly be quite a bit more durable to persuade than Lille.
Whereas signing him might seem like an extended shot as issues at present stand, Liverpool should be primed for the likelihood that one thing will scupper Actual Madrid’s plans to snap up Yoro, in order that they’ll duly pounce if Carlo Ancelotti’s facet fail to safe his signature.
The subsequent few days might inform us quite a bit about the place the French teenager might be enjoying his soccer through the forthcoming season.
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