Man Utd made Harry Maguire the then-most expensive defender in history (Photo: Getty)
Harry Maguire has warned that new signing Leny Yoro will make ‘mistakes’ as he adjusts to life at Manchester United, but will do his best to help the young defender.
United beat Real Madrid to the signing of the highly-rated teenager after striking a deal worth £52million with Lille.
After impressing on his unofficial debut in a pre-season friendly win over Rangers, fans are naturally excited to see Yoro in action at Old Trafford for what they hope will be many years to come.
But such an expensive transfer also presents great risk, as the pressure will be on for the 18-year-old to hit the ground running – no easy task given that he’s only played one full season of first-team football.
Maguire knows all about the toll it can take after United made him the world’s most expensive defender when they bought him from Leicester in 2019 for £85m.
As such the England international has urged supporters to be patient with Yoro and told senior members of the squad to help their new teammate as much as possible.
‘We must remind ourselves he is really young, there are going to be mistakes but he has every attribute of a centre-back in the modern game so I’m sure he’s gonna have a bright future,’ the 31-year-old said as quoted by the Telegraph.
Leny Yoro is the eighth most expensive centre-back of all-time (Photo: Getty)
‘It’s our job as senior centre-backs, my job, to help him along, communicate well, let him know what to expect.
‘There are going to be times where I’m sure he’ll feel the world is on top of him, there are also going to be times where he’s going to feel like the best player in the world. And that’s what this club brings.
‘I think it’s really important us senior lads help the young boys at the club.
‘You’re starting to see now there’s so much talent in this squad but they’re going to need to be guided in the right direction and I think that’s definitely a role of mine and other lads as well.’
United are looking to sign one more centre-back this window, with Bayern Munich’s Matthijs de Ligt linked, which could spell the end of Maguire’s time at the club.
Yet the former Red Devils captain insists he has been given no indication that he has been deemed surplus to requirements, despite having just a year left on his contract.
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