Leny Yoro will have to wait a while to compete for a spot in Manchester United's starting XI, but Andy Cole is backing the teenager of doing just that when the time comes.
Yoro, 18, joined the Premier League side from Lille last month in a transfer that could total nearly £60 million, and he was expected to be among Erik ten Hag's first-choice defenders when the season starts later this month.
However, the youngster suffered an foot injury in pre-season and underwent surgery earlier this week. Yoro will need three months to recover, and former United striker Cole believes the teenager will hit the ground running when he returns.
“In the short period of time he’s been here, it looks as if he’s made a decent impact," Cole told Betfred. He’s looked confident, he steps out with the ball and his positioning looks really good. Football is football though and injuries are a part of that, but it’s just sad that he’s picked one up in pre-season. I was there when he suffered it and it looked like he’d done his ankle, but now we know it’s his metatarsal. Fingers crossed he’ll come back nice and strong, get himself in the team and start producing the goods. Everybody knows that he’s more than capable of doing that.
“There’s no positive for the manager or the player when there’s an injury. Young players want to play all the time and be fit. No doubt he’s come to Manchester United and wanted to start afresh and perform straight away. He’ll be disappointed and the manager will be disappointed, but it’s part and parcel of football.”
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