And one of the key factors was naturally the money involved.
Los Blancos thought they were in a safe place after convincing Yoro to join them, but they failed to reach an agreement with Lille when United arrived with an offer of €50m plus €10m in variables for Lille.
4 times the salary offered by Real
According to Marca, Yoro will earn 9 million euros per year as a base salary, almost four times the 2.5 million euros offered by Real Madrid.
Whenever a player chooses an offer other than Real Madrid, there is a tendency to portray him as a mercenary. It is entirely reasonable for a player to accept a much higher offer, but at United he has a good chance of starting this season. At the Santiago Bernabeu, he would probably have started as fourth choice in the Blancos hierarchy, behind David Alaba, Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger.