Young defender Leny Yoro ‘incredibly honoured’ to sign for Manchester United

Manchester United have announced the signing of French defender Leny Yoro from Lille.

The 18-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the club with the option to extend for a further year.

The PA news agency understands Manchester United paid 62 million euros (£52.2million) plus eight million euros (£6.7m) of add-ons for the services of Yoro, who becomes their second signing of the summer following last week’s arrival of Joshua Zirkzee.

The teenager has already featured 60 times for Lille and was named in the Ligue 1 team of the season after helping Les Dogues finish fourth last season.