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Leny Yoro Set To Miss First Three Games Of The Season Due To Metatarsal Injury
Manchester United center-back, Leny Yoro will reportedly be sidelined for his new side’s first three matches of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign due to the issue that he picked up against Arsenal on Saturday night.
The high-profile transfer from Lille was substituted in the latter stages of the first half against the Gunners after seemingly injuring his ankle.
Yoro has since been seen with his left foot in a protective boot, fuelling suggestions that the 18-year-old had suffered a serious problem during the pre-season clash.
Manchester United has not yet issued an official update regarding the center-back, who made his starting debut against Rangers earlier this month, just two days after his transfer from Lille was announced.
However, according to The Sun, Yoro has suffered a metatarsal injury which will rule him out of the team’s first three league games of 2024-25.
Which matches will Yoro miss for Man United?
The Frenchman is therefore set to be sidelined for the Premier League fixtures with Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Liverpool, with his return potentially coming against Southampton .on September 14.
Yoro will miss the Community Shield against Manchester City on August 10, as well as Manchester United’s last two matches of their pre-season tour in the United States.
Man United are back in action against Real Betis on Wednesday evening before rounding off their preparations for the new campaign against Liverpool on August 3.
The Red Devils faced significant fitness issues throughout the 2023-24 campaign and have already experienced a major setback during pre-season.
Rasmus Hojlund was also substituted in the early stages of the clash with Arsenal due to an apparent hamstring issue, but there is believed to be a chance that the Denmark international could face Liverpool on Saturday night.
What does Yoro’s injury mean for Man United?
Manchester United have not dismissed the possibility of adding another center-back this summer, with Matthijs de Ligt appearing as their primary target.
De Ligt has been left out of the Bayern Munich squad for their pre-season trip to South Korea, fuelling suggestions that the Netherlands international will leave Allianz Arena this summer.
However, even with Yoro’s injury, Man United needs to move center-back to bring in De Ligt, and Victor Lindelof is the player most likely to leave.
Assuming Lisandro Martinez returns to Carrington next week without any issues, is expected to start the season as part of the central defense.
The Argentina international may be paired with a fit-again Harry Maguire during the early phase of the new campaign.
