Leny Yoro: Lille's Next Diamond

At the turn of each of the last two decades, Lille have shined brightly by winning Ligue 1 somewhat as an anomaly once every 10 years. The woes of success have meant that each of these teams have been broken down into pieces as the sharks come circling in the form of top European clubs who prize the very best players away for lucrative sums of money. Such is the life of a Ligue 1 club that is not named Paris Saint Germain. 

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The trend was set upon their Ligue 1 triumph with Eden Hazard, who was the first of many more who followed suit. Gervinho, Nicolas Pepe, Sven Botman, Victor Osimhen, Renato Sanches and Mike Maignan all imposed themselves as flavour of the year at some point. But who is the next diamond that is ruffling feathers at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy this season?

Introducing: Leny Yoro.