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Simon Stone
BBC Sport’s chief football news reporter

There are some familiar noises coming out of Old Trafford in the wake of this transfer.

Leny Yoro was linked with some major European clubs, including Real Madrid, and his quote in the statement accompanying the signing about United having a “clear plan” for his development and the “care” shown for the teenager and his family seemed pointed.

It is not unusual for United – or anyone else for that matter – to stress the positives around a new arrival.

But there is an underlying theme. In Raphael Varane – and more particularly Anthony Martial – United are replacing older, injury-prone, underperforming players, with youngsters of verve, energy and promise.

United’s new ownership structure want the club to feel like that, a shedding of its skin as part of a conviction better times are ahead.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is continuing to deliver but the time was always going to come when his new outlook would be tested. The faith placed in Yoro and fellow new signing Joshua Zirkzee is immense. It won’t be long before we discover whether the faith is justified and this is going to be a different United, or just more of the same with different wrapping paper.

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