Manchester United to rival Real Madrid for Wonderkid: report

Manchester United are reportedly ready to rival Real Madrid in the race to sign one of Europe's most exciting young players this summer.United are in for a busy summer in the transfer market after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group secured control of football operations at Old Trafford earlier in the year, and the Red Devils have already been linked with a number of players Best.They include Bologna forward Joshua Zirkzee and Bayern Munich defender Matthijs De Ligt, but the Red Devils are also considering other targets and manager Erik ten Hag is understood to be particularly keen to strengthen the back line after a season difficult in 2023/24.Why Cody Gakpo is a huge problem for EnglandThe new plan for Manchester United is to bring in young players who can grow and develop instead of spending huge sums on older players in transfer fees and wages.One player who has been linked is Lille centre-back Leny Yoro and according to The Athletic, United are ready to battle Real Madrid for the 18-year-old.Madrid are considered favorites to sign the teenager, a France youth international who made 44 appearances for Lille in all competitions last season.The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week.(Image credit: Getty Images)Lille are reportedly holding out for £59m for the centre-back, who is out of contract next summer, with reports in Spain claiming Madrid are only willing to pay around £34m for the youngster.Meanwhile, United are understood to be happy to meet the defender's wage demands.The Red Devils need to sign at least one centre-back this summer after another Frenchman, Raphael Varane, left the club at the end of the season. Harry Maguire could also be surplus to requirements at United after a difficult few years.More Manchester United storiesManchester United make €70m bid for 'generational talent' to partner Kobbie Mainoo: reportManchester United are pushing ahead with the signing of Matthijs De Ligtwith exposed requests: reportManchester United are lining up a surprise approach for the Premier League defender: report window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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