Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been impressed. By the performance of new defender Leny Yoro after he was handed an immediate debut.
The 18-year-old centre-back, who joined the Red Devils from Lille for £52million last week. start the 2-0 win over Rangers on Tuesday, playing 45 minutes. “
For a first game, after one training session, it was a complete performance,” Ten Hag said.
“This is what we saw when we were watching him, it’s great to have him. He’s a young boy, a talented centre-back with a lot to come. “
He’s here, we think he can play. ยูฟ่าเบท But there are a lot of games left. And he’ll be in the group of four or five defenders.”
Leny Olivier Yoro (born 13 November 2005) is a French professional footballer. Who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United. He is widely consider one of the best prospects and young centre-backs in the world.
A Lille academy graduate, Yoro joined the club as a child and then became one of the youngest first-team players. When he made his professional Ligue 1 debut in May 2022. At the age of 16 years, 6 months and 1 day. After a first senior season in which he was mainly use as a substitute. He became one of Lille’s cornerstones as a teenager in his second full season. And made his European debut in August 2023. In 2024, he signed for Manchester United for a fee of €62 million (£52.2 million). Making him the most expensive player aged 18 or younger and one of the most expensive centre-backs in history.