Man United aiming to complete £52m deal for Lille defender Leny Yoro by Friday, with the 18-year-old set to become their second summer signing after Joshua Zirkzee's £36.5m move from Bologna

Manchester United hope to tie up a £52million deal for Leny Yoro by Friday after the Lille centre-back flew to England for his medical on Wednesday morning.

United’s offer of £42m plus £10m in add-ons for the 18-year-old Frenchman was accepted last week, but there were concerns that Yoro’s preference was to join Real Madrid.

However, United have moved swiftly to get the deal done and are finalising personal terms over a five-year contract with the option of a 12-month extension.

Yoro, who made 41 appearances for Lille last season, has also attracted interest from Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.

He would become United’s second signing of the summer after Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee moved to Old Trafford for £36.5m, and would mean that the club have filled their two priority positions in this transfer window.

United are interested in signing a second centre-back, having held talks with Bayern Munich over £42m-rated Matthijs de Ligt and seeing two offers of up to £50m for Jarrad Branthwaite rejected by Everton.

However, that could depend on raising extra cash through player sales and offloading another central defender after Raphael Varane left as a free agent and Willy Kambwala joined Villarreal for £9.9m.

United have rejected an offer from Fulham for Scott McTominay, which is believed to be lower than the £30m bid they turned down from West Ham a year ago, while the Hammers are weighing up a £15m move for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

United hope to sign a defensive midfielder and right-back this summer, and will consider offers for McTominay and Wan-Bissaka if they match the quality and value of their players.