Liverpool may 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, however it now seems as if the Bernabeu would be the Lille defender’s likeliest subsequent desination.
Matteo Moretto shared his newest data on the 18-year-old for Fabrizio Romano’s Daily Briefing, and he anticipates that there may very well 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 will 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 may very well be key.
“If it isn’t this week, then I feel by subsequent week we may have information on the deal. Actual Madrid want a centre-back and need to transfer faster, it depends 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 possibly 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 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 overwhelmed us to the punch for Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham over the previous two years, they usually may very well 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 popular vacation spot, and he may very well be quite a bit more durable to persuade than Lille.
Whereas signing him might look like a protracted shot as issues at the moment stand, Liverpool should be primed for the chance that one thing will scupper Actual Madrid’s plans to snap up Yoro, in order that they will duly pounce if Carlo Ancelotti’s facet fail to safe his signature.
The subsequent few days may inform us quite a bit about the place the French teenager can be enjoying his soccer through the forthcoming season.
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