LENY YORO is flying to England for a medical after Lille accepted a £52m offer from Manchester United.
The Red Devils are ready to seal an impressive deal for the 18-year-old despite facing stiff competition from Real Madrid.
Yoro was believed to be in favor of a move to Spain.
But Atlético claims United have gone ahead after successfully submitting a bid worth £52m.
And Yoro is now on his way to Carrington for a medical before signing a lucrative contract.
The teenager appears to have undergone a major change of heart after initially focusing on the move away from the Bernabéu.
Real made Yoro their No. 1 choice to replace veteran Nacho Fernandez.
And with the youngster out of contract next summer, they were even prepared to wait a year before landing him on a free transfer.
But Yoro now appears to have been convinced by the project offered at Old Trafford.
Everything has changed behind the scenes, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos in charge of football operations.
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The day-to-day running is being overseen by new sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical head Jason Wilcox, as well as CEO Omar Berrada.
Erik ten Hag has signed a new contract that takes him until 2026.
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And the Dutchman was accompanied by two compatriots, with Ruud van Nisterooy and Rene Hake being his new assistants.
United have already made their first signing of £37million Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee.
Matthijs de Ligt is expected to join from Bayern Munich.
And Ten Hag could score a hat-trick of Dutch aces at Euro 2024 by sealing PSG’s Xavi Simons.
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