Leny Yoro breaks silence on Manchester United's successful transfer bid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLille defender Leny Yoro has called out a fake X (formerly Twitter) account which claimed he was not interested in joining Manchester United.
United have accelerated their interest in the French centre-back on Tuesday afternoon as they had a bid accepted by Yoro's Ligue 1 club for his services, MEN Sport understands.
Reports in Spain have suggested the defender's preference is to sign for La Liga giants Real Madrid. Los Blancos are thought to be keen on the defender but are only willing to split the transfer fee over up front payments and add-ons.
This is believed to be unacceptable in the eyes of Lille who are understood to be pushing Yoro towards United. READ MORE: United have bid accepted for Yoro READ MORE: United might be forced to abandon first transfer The power is ultimately in Yoro's hands though and it remains to be seen if he will come to an agreement with United or not.
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