Injured Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has provided fans with a slither of hope about his fitness condition after positing an update on social media.
The French central defender joined United in a huge £52m summer deal after rejecting Real Madrid’s advances to complete his move to Old Trafford from Lille.
Yoro’s future potential saw both United and Madrid try to recruit him, with the Premier League giants eventually able to convince the 18-year-old that Manchester is the perfect place for his development.
However, disaster struck during just his second pre-season appearance for his new club with Yoro fracturing his metatarsal against Arsenal in the United States.
The injury required Yoro to go under the knife for extensive surgery to fix the problem and was subsequently ruled out of action for three months in July.
Injured Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has provided fans with a slither of hope about his fitness condition
Yoro required extensive surgery on a fractured metatarsal that he suffered during pre-season
Yoro shared a video of him running on a treadmill unaided at United’s Carrington training base
That timeline is now coming to its end and Yoro revealed in a short but impactful social media post that he is on the mend in a boost to United supporters.
Sharing a short video of him running on a treadmill at United’s Carrington headquarters, Yoro stated he is ‘on the way back.’
The clip showed Yoro running unaided and without the protective boot that he previously had to wear while going through intense rehabilitation.
There are hopes that Yoro could return to competitive action before the end of the month
There are hopes that Yoro could return to competitive action before the end of the month, with the ongoing international break giving him a chance to further step up his personal training plan as the Premier League season is temporarily halted.
His return to fitness will also give United boss Ten Hag reason to be optimistic after the club’s dismal start to the new season with the Red Devils 14th in the league standings.
United’s torrid defence has seen new defender Matthijs de Ligt struggle to settle into a new centre-back partnership with Lisandro Martinez.
Veteran Jonny Evans was preferred in United’s most recent goalless draw against Aston Villa, while Harry Maguire also faces a spell on the sidelines with injury.
