Major Man United transfer reportedly SAVES Liverpool £12m in surprise twist

Manchester United completed a deal for Leny Yoro this week and in doing so, may have saved Liverpool £12m.

Manchester United shocked football this week as they signed Leny Yoro from Lille. The centre-back was destined for Real Madrid - so much so that Liverpool essentially gave up on trying to sign him.

United secured one of the most promising teenagers in world football by striking the deal. But it appears it'll also affect moves elsewhere, too.

Correio da Manha reports that United will now drop out of the race for Sporting centre-back Goncalo Inacio, for instance. In doing so, they weaken Sporting's bargaining position as the competition to sign Inacio isn't what it was a weak ago.

They, like others, will have been surprised by the twist with Yoro. No longer are Sporting expected to demand the full £50m release clause for Inacio as a result, and are instead will to bargain at around £38m.

That's good news for any other clubs looking to sign Inacio this summer. Liverpool just happen to be one of them.

Liverpool like Goncalo Inacio

It's claimed that Liverpool are actually prioritising Inacio and see him as a real potential signing this summer. That was back when he'd cost £50m, too - the price-drop may just be what the Reds needed to go all-out for the defender.

Inacio has been linked with Liverpool all year, particularly back when Ruben Amorim was placed to be the new manager at Anfield. But Arne Slot's arrival certainly hasn't seen the links disappear.

And now they're set to go into overdrive. Liverpool are now firmly the best-placed club to sign Inacio after their chief competition pulled out of the race.

If a new centre-back is going to arrive this summer, it's looking pretty likely that Inacio is that player - though there's still a long way to go.