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No dice for Man Utd, PSG & Real Madrid! Lille insist defensive wonderkid Leny Yoro won't be sold in January transfer window

Lille president has confirmed that they won't allow Manchester United and Real Madrid target Leny Yoro to leave the club in January.

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  • European giants interested in French wonderkid Yoro
  • Lille won't sell the defender in January
  • Has regularly started for the Ligue 1 club this season

  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    The 18-year-old French wonderkid has regularly started for Lille this season, having appeared in 17 out of the club's 18 Ligue 1 matches thus far. His impressive performance in the ongoing campaign has attracted interest from European giants like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, although Les Dogues president Olivier Letang has maintained that the player will not be sold in the January transfer window.

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  • WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

    Speaking to Le Parisien, Letang said, "Yoro will not leave in January, so there are no negotiations, no discussions contrary to what some suggest. I read somewhere that I had set a price, which is completely false."

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Speculation over the youngster's future at the Ligue 1 club sparked after super agent Jorge Mendes was hired as the player's representative recently. Other than the aforementioned clubs, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich are also said to be interested in signing the teenager.

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    WHAT NEXT FOR LENY YORO?

    The France U21 international, who has scored three goals in 24 appearances across all competitions, will be next seen in action against Montpellier in the Ligue 1 on Sunday.