Rio Ferdinand begs Dan Ashworth to sign ‘long’ Ligue 1 star who can surpass William Saliba

Rio Ferdinand has begged Manchester United to make a move for the Lille star who has what it takes to be better than William Saliba.

United now have plenty of transfer irons in the fire after  after the stand-off with Newcastle came to an end.

Reports suggest the Red Devils are close to finalising moves for Bayern Munich s Matthijs de Ligt and Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee for a combined fee of around £80m.

They re also though the two clubs are currently some way apart in their valuations, and a report also claims they re .

Ceiling as high as anybody

But Ferdinand has his eye on another centre-back, claiming Lille star Leny Yoro has the talent to be as good as, if not better, than Arsenal star Saliba.

“I think Real Madrid are going to ta…