Leny Yoro, 18, could become Manchester United's second signing of the summer transfer window.
Sources say United have agreed a 62m-euro fee for Yoro, who is due to fly to Manchester today for a medical.
The 18-year-old has attracted significant interest from a number of top European clubs, with Real Madrid repeatedly mentioned as one of the sides keen to sign the player. Yoro, who made his Lille debut at the age of 16, was picked in Thierry Henry’s provisional France squad for the Olympic Games but was omitted from the final party due to Lille's participation in the Champions League qualification rounds.both have been rejected by the Merseyside clubSources say while the club remain interested in Branthwaite and De Ligt, they would not sign both and further signings are likely to depend on squad space and available funds.
Raphael Varane left the club at the end of the season and there are doubts over the future of Sweden’s Victor Lindelof, whose contract expires next year. Harry Maguire was the subject of bids from rival Premier League clubs last summer but opted to remain at Old Trafford and eventually made 22 Premier League appearances.for striker Mason Greenwood, while defender Willy Kambwala left United to join La Liga outfit Villarreal last week for a fee of around £9m.
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