Man United major transfer reportedly SAVES Liverpool £12m in surprise twist

Manchester United completed a deal for Leny Yoro this week and in doing so could have saved Liverpool £12m.

Manchester United shocked football this week when they signed Leny Yoro from Lille. The centre-back has been targeted by Real Madrid – so much so that Liverpool have all but given up trying to sign him.

United have secured one of the most promising teenagers in world football by completing the deal. But it looks like it will also affect moves elsewhere.

Correio da Manha reports that United will now drop out of the race for Sporting centre-back Goncalo Inacio, for example. By doing so, they weaken Sporting’s negotiating position, as the competition to sign Inacio is not what it was a short time ago.

They, like others, will have been surprised by the twist with Yoro. Sporting are therefore no longer expected to demand the full £50m release clause for Inacio, but will instead negotiate at around £38m.

That’s good news for any other clubs looking to sign Inacio this summer. Liverpool happens to be one of them.

Liverpool as Goncalo Inacio

It is claimed that Liverpool are actually prioritizing Inacio and consider him a real potential signing this summer. That was when he also cost £50m – the drop in price could be just what the Reds needed to go all out for the defender.

Inacio has been linked with Liverpool all year, especially when Ruben Amorim was appointed as the new manager at Anfield. But Arne Slot’s arrival certainly didn’t see the links disappear.

And now they’re ready to go into overdrive. Liverpool are now the best-placed club to sign Inacio after the main competition were pulled out of the race.

If a new centre-back is to arrive this summer, it seems likely that Inacio It is that player – although there is still a long way to go.