Leny Yoro has done one thing for Man Utd already: Triggered a lot of salty tears in rival fans. We also have more on the England manager situation. Send your views to theeditor@football365.
com Yoro has prompted salty tears so well done Man Utd Regardless of whether Yoro turns out to be any good or not (and let’s remember he’s a centre back, not the next Pele) the salty tears of the keyboard warriors from several clubs have been utterly delicious. We’ve got Liverpool fans simultaneously telling us we’ve overpaid, whilst raging at FSG for not competing for his signature. We’ve got Real Madrid fans and their media (Marca) telling us that Yoro was threatened with the bench for a year if he didn’t sign.
Some excellent coping with the failure of their normal dastardly – though admittedly brilliant – plan of tapping the player up and waiting for their contract to run down. And Everton fans – yes Everton who have absolutely zero skin in the game – miffed because we didn’t pay more and buy Branthwaite off them. Even the Everton Football Club have made it known through the media that they’re perplexed by it.
Guys – we offered you what we valued Branthwaite at and you declined. No biggy – you got one of the outcomes you wanted, which I assume were limited to Branthwaite staying or you getting massive Harry Maguire size bags of cash (the second was never happening). Why do you care that we signed someone else? Is it because we paid a bit more for Yoro, who by .