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Unlike during the Galacto period, Real Madrid’s approach to acquiring young talent goes beyond the flash and splendor.
The Merengues’ strategy has shifted away from snatching up market superstars and toward a new focus on nurturing young recruits and providing them with their breakthrough.
There has been a change in Real Madrid’s approach to the transfer market as players like Aurilien Tchouameni, Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo, Fede Valverde, and Eduardo Camavinga have all flourished in the Spanish capital.
In keeping with these principles, the club has set its sights on Leny Yoro, another rising talent.
Real Madrid’s latest objective
The young Lille prospect Leny Yoro has caught the eye of Real Madrid, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Apparently, Real Madrid has been keeping tabs on the defender for quite some time and will be sending scouts back out this month to see how he’s doing.
With a new objective in mind, the club’s recruiting team will be closely monitoring his progress with Lille.
Nevertheless, according to the article, PSG is among the leading candidates to acquire Yoro’s services. Despite the French club’s best efforts in January, they were unable to secure his signing.
Therefore, Real Madrid will face competition from them for Yoro’s signature if they decide to pursue him during the forthcoming summer transfer window, when they are anticipated to make more progress.
Nonetheless, it’s still Real Madrid, so the saying goes. Before making a serious offer to Lille, it will be interesting to observe whether Los Blancos are completely sold on the prodigy.
While the Merengues are interested in signing Kylian Mbappe and Alphonso Davies this summer, they may have a problem if Lille insist on a cost of €60 million to sign Yoro, whose contract ends in 2025.
