AC Milan plotting €50m summer move for Man United defender Leny Yoro
AC Milan is reportedly targeting Manchester United defender Leny Yoro for a potential €50 million transfer. The Italian club is looking to bolster its defensive line and hopes to leverage agent Jorge Mendes to facilitate the deal.
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AC Milan are considering a summer move for Manchester United defender Leny Yoro, according to Calciomercato .
Milan have identified the 20-year-old as a key target, and a deal is expected to cost around €50 million.
The Rossoneri hope Yoro's representative, Jorge Mendes, who represents Goncalo Ramos and manager Ruben Amorim, can help facilitate negotiations with Man United.
Milan want to add more depth to their defensive options. Besides their starting back three of Strahinja Pavlovic, Koni de Winter and Mario Gila, they are short of options.
Gabbia is injured, and Amorim clearly isn't a fan of Fikayo Tomori, whom he has used sparingly.
Several other defenders are also on Milan's radar, including Nottingham Forest's Ousmane Diomande and Bayern Munich's Kim Min-jae.
However, the South Korean's salary demands could complicate any deal, and Bayern Munich are also reluctant to sanction an early departure.
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