18-year-old defender wanted by Real Madrid, worth more than Rudiger and Alaba

Real Madrid has undertaken for several years a project in which they decided not to sign big established stars in European soccer, but focused on finding the best young talent in the world so that the future of the club would be bright. Currently they have already started to see the fruits of that project with soccer players such as Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham.

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However, it seems that they will not stop there as next summer the Brazilian jewel, Endrick Felipe, will arrive at Real Madrid, but he might not be the only one. Journalists such as Fabrizio Romano have also reported that there are other names on Real Madrid's list that could be of great interest to the Spanish team.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid has as one of its priority targets 18-year-old center back Leny Yoro, who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Lille. "The white club sees the Frenchman as a center back with a great future and wants to sign him now, when his contract expires in 2025 and they would not have to pay a large amount for him," says the source, who also says that Real Madrid would not be the only one interested in him.

And according to rumors, PSG would also have their eye on Leny Yoro, so now Florentino Perez would have made a priority the arrival of the young French center-back, who despite his young age is already better valued than the current Madrid center-backs, Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba. Yoro is valued at 40 million euros according to the specialized portal Transfermarkt, while Alaba and Rudiger have a market value of 25 million euros each.

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Leny Yoro could renew his contract

Leny Yoro's current contract at Lille expires in 2025, which would practically force them to sell him this summer if they do not want him to leave for free the following year. However, the French club's president, Olivier Létang, revealed that talks are already underway to extend his contract.