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226 Liverpool are in a three-way battle with both Real Madrid and PSG to try and sign young French defender, Leny Yoro.
Yoro is emerging as one of the top young talents in Europe and his current club Lille are already preparing for him to be one of their biggest ever sales.
Indeed, Liverpool and Manchester United have already been credited with holding an interest in Yoro, who could cost up to £78m if Lille get their way.
And according to Spanish outlet AS, the battle for Yoro is set to come down to Liverpool, Real Madrid, and PSG.
Liverpool battling Real Madrid for Leny Yoro
According to the report, the Reds are one of the three clubs who really fancy their chances of getting hold of Yoro.
It’s claimed Yoro will be leaving Lille in the summer and that bidding is now effectively open for the clubs wanting to take him off their hands.
Of course, huge money is expected to be needed. Liverpool are likely to forgo any spending in January and that could put them in a position to sign big in the summer.
Quite whether Jurgen Klopp will use such a chunk of his budget on Yoro, remains to be seen.
Lauded by Thierry Henry as an ‘extraordinary‘ talent, Yoro is expected to get a move to one of the giant clubs in Europe with minimal fuss.
An expensive gamble
All signings have an element of gambling about them but the £78m signing of Leny Yoro is a huge one for a club like Liverpool.
Yes, we’ve seen in the past how big spending on the likes of Alisson and Virgil van Dijk can pay off. But both those players were seasoned players in their own right, not a young man learning his craft in France.
Of course, Yoro must have plenty about him to be attracting such interest.
But paying more than £75m for a teenager is a risk for any club and this is one Liverpool will really need to assess carefully in the summer window.
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