Leny Yoro says ‘talented’ Man Utd star ‘can become one of the world’s best’, has big hope for wonderkid

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Manchester United have been accumulating some of the best talents in world football under Ineos rule during the past year.

It has been a conscious decision by Manchester United over the past 12 months to sign youngsters who have had the ability to step up quickly into the first-team.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe made this very clear with his early interviews at the club, stating that United would target the stars of tomorrow opposed to overpriced big names which had been a failing strategy for a decade.

Already, this has paid off for United with Ayden Heaven an excellent coup for £1.5m, as the defender immediately looked like a Premier League ready player, which he didn’t at Arsenal.

Leny Yoro was another excellent recruitment with the 19-year-old expected to become one of the world’s very best central defenders in the coming years.

Now, he has picked out his teammate who could also be world-class in the future.

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Leny Yoro backs Chido Obi to become one of the world’s best

Last summer, United signed an entire wonderkid spine, with Sekou Kone and Chido Obi joining Yoro.

Now, Yoro has been speaking with ViaPlay and has discussed Obi and his ability as a striker, tipping him for future success.

“Chido is talented. He can become one of the world’s best strikers, in my opinion, if he continues his development. He scores a lot of goals and is a good boy, so I also hope that he will become one of the best.

“He has had his chance in a few games, and I, of course, hope that he will soon open his goal account in the first team. That will help the team.”

Yoro, being a central defender, has probably come up against Obi in duels this season during training, so he is well-positioned to evaluate the 17-year-old’s potential.

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Manchester United have an incredible XI of U21 players

Obi is among the most dangerous forwards at the club, which speaks to his talent and is also a scary insight into how good he could be.

The Dane is not alone in being an elite talent at Old Trafford, with the club boasting an impressive group of players aged 21 or less, which should have every United fan excited about the future.

• Goalkeeper – Elyh Harrison
• Right centre-back – Leny Yoro
• Centre centre-back – Godwill Kukonki
• Left centre-back – Ayden Heaven
• Right wing-back – Jaydan Kamason
• Centre midfield – Sekou Kone
• Centre-midfield – Kobbie Mainoo
• Left wing-back – Patrick Dorgu
• Attacking midfield – Alejandro Garnacho
• Attacking midfield – Jack Moorhouse
• Striker – Chido Obi

This impressive XI of wonderkids is expected to be added to this summer, with United wanting to sign Chris Rigg, among other young talents such as Fenerbahce’s Yusuf Akcicek and Rayan Cherki.

The future looks very promising for United, with Amorim the ideal man to get the most from a young side.