Liverpool s apparent transfer slip-up that allowed Manchester United to secure the signing of Leny Yoro was apparently driven by the player s alleged desire to join Real Madrid.
Richard Hughes had promised that would be opportunistic in the window but in this deal it seems that they were caught on their heels.
Yoro agreed terms to move to this week, in a move that might have shocked a few on Merseyside with the belief at Anfield being that he had his heart set on joining Real Madrid this summer or next.
Manchester United took advantage of the situation to swoop in and offer an immediate move away from Ligue 1 for the ambitious young player.
Liverpool were perhaps guilty of being too considerate of the player s wishes and might now feel that they should have tried to twist the young centre-backs arm.
Transfer expert confirmed that Yoro s first choice was indeed Real Madrid but the Spanish giants behaviour surrounding the player spooked Lille, who feared that they would use the player s dreams of playing at the Bernabeau to engineer a free transfer next summer.
Liverpool were among those who believed that Real Madrid had that inside track and had also convinced Yoro to hang tight and wait for them to return for him.
However, it seems that Lille warned the player against rejecting a move in the current window and threatened Yoro with a season in exile if he blocked the Ligue 1 s sides attempts to cash in on him.
Manchester United decided to press ahead with their attempts to do business and it was their daring that was ultimately rewarded as they bagged a talent who might become one of the biggest stars in the Premier League.
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