The teenaged defender had been touted as a transfer target for Real Madrid, the newly crowned European champions, who identified him as the premier talent in his position and age group.
It was thought that he’d be the perfect successor to the likes of David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger, providing Los Blancos with a defensive centrepiece for the next decade or more.
But in United swept and there was rightly a huge deal of excitement and buzz around our new signing.
This only grew after seeing Yoro in a red shirt for the first time, in the 2-0 friendly win over Rangers in Edinburgh.
It was a classy, regal performance that instilled calm in all who watched it – not too dissimilar to how Rio Ferdinand, a hero of the Frenchman’s, played during his pomp.
Yoro flew out on the US tour with the rest of the squad but it was in the first of the games over the pond that disaster struck, with Leny suffering a foot injury against Arsenal that required surgery.
That postponed his competitive debut, meaning United fans are still yearning for a first glimpse of this precocious 18-year-old in meaningful action.
With Leny returning to group training this week his return is seemingly edging ever closer and, in an exclusive interview, the former Lille man makes it clear that he’s eager to make up for lost time.
