Branthwaite error, £59m risk, next Saliba - final Leny Yoro Man United transfer verdict

Leny Yoro will soon become Manchester United’s second signing of the summer window in a deal potentially rising to £58.7m.

United will initially pay out £42m, with the rest of the fee due to be topped up by forthcoming add-ons. Coupled with the £36m arrival of Joshua Zrikzee, United will have spent around £95m for two signings when Yoro’s move is completed.

Everton are said to be baffled by the fee paid for Yoro, who has made just 60 senior appearances in his career and had a year left on his Lille contract, given United were reluctant to raise their second bid of £45m for Jarrad Branthwaite.

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Meanwhile, the capture of Yoro - theorised to be one of Europe’s next top defenders - is a significant coup when it comes to rolling competition amid interest from Real Madrid and Liverpool. But have United done the right thing in choosing Yoro over Branthwaite? Our writers have their say.

The development of a player is never linear so there are no guarantees but there's no doubt Yoro looks a supreme prospect. This is an 18-year-old central defender that Real Madrid and Liverpool wanted this summer. That level of club isn't looking at Branthwaite.

The Everton man looks a prospect but Sean Dyche plays a low block that makes central defenders look greater than the sum of their parts. Michael Keane has thrived under him, as did Ben Mee and James Tarkowski at Burnley. It's no surprise Branthwaite excelled and it felt more telling he was overlooked for the England squad. He is 22, which is still young for a central defender, but he probably has to go up another level.

The same is true of Yoro but