Wages now being negotiated after $67.4m bid accepted for Liverpool transfer target | OneFootball

Manchester United could yet steal a lead in the race for Leny Yoro’s signature this summer.

This update comes courtesy of France Football journalist Nabil Djellit on X (formerly Twitter). It has now been reported that the 18-year-old is ‘in negotiations with Manchester United on salary conditions’ after an initial bid worth $54.4m [£42m] plus $13m [£10m] in add-ons ($67.4m [£52m] overall) was accepted by Lille.

Real Madrid are still involved in the process though they now find themselves ‘behind’.

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This follows Liverpool’s reported decision to take a step back after learning of the player’s desire to join Real Madrid this summer. That said, the Echo continues to report the Merseysiders’ ‘interest’ in the No.15.

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The door is still open for Liverpool

Lille’s president is pushing for Leny Yoro to accept Manchester United as a destination – (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)

We’re not quite sure what to make of this claim.

If Djellit’s update is indeed on the money, it appears the door for a transfer may be at least slightly more ajar than our recruitment team initially realised.

Given the expectation is that the teenager will develop into a generational talent, we’d be somewhat surprised if Liverpool didn’t test the waters themselves given their need for defensive reinforcements.

We respect Arne Slot is absolutely entitled to get a picture of his squad’s strengths and weaknesses first of course.

However, some players on the market justify movement regardless of what’s happening behind the scenes.

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