Sir Jim Ratcliffe has explained Man United's Leny Yoro transfer decision to Matthijs De Ligt

Manchester United are set to sign Lille centre-back Leny Yoro - putting a move for Bayern Munich's Matthijs De Ligt in doubt.

The French defender has agreed to join Erik ten Hag's team this summer in a deal rising to €70million (£58.7m). Yoro has been one of Europe's most sought-after centre-backs with Real Madrid and Liverpool also said to have been interested.

It's a move which continues to signal United's new approach to transfers under Ineos and new sporting director Dan Ashworth. Over the past decade, the club have been involved in frustrating transfer sagas, chasing players who they end up overpaying for or fail to secure.

And after signing Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna, MEN Sport understands that United are open to signing three new centre-backs after the departure of Raphael Varane and with the future of Victor Lindelof at Old Trafford in doubt.

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De Ligt is another centre-back who United are looking to sign with the Dutchman knowing Ten Hag well from their time at Ajax together. However, a potential transfer for the Bayern defender may now be more difficult with United set to spend heavily on Yoro.

The Netherlands international is understood to have agreed a move to Manchester but United are yet to agree on a fee with his current club. It is claimed that they didn’t expect to sign both the 24-year-old and Yoro this summer, suggesting that a deal for De Ligt may not happen.

And previous words from United's co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe have suggested why the club may have prioritised a deal for the Frenchman over a move