Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding at more than 70mph in a 30mph zone near a school. The 20-year-old centre back was driving his £170,000 Porsche Cayenne GTS along Mauldeth Road West in Withington, south Manchester, when a camera recorded him travelling at 72mph on 28 August last year.
At Crewe Magistrates' Court on Saturday, Yoro was disqualified from driving and ordered to pay a £666 fine, £120 in costs and a £266 victim surcharge. The French international was not subject to an automatic ban due to penalty points but was disqualified because of the excessive speed in a built-up area.
Lawyers for Yoro told the court he was 'rushing to take a friend to the railway station' and that the road was broad with little prospect of contact with vulnerable road users. His solicitor, Lisa Nevitt of Burton Copeland, wrote that Yoro 'would not seek to argue that he should not be disqualified' and noted his prompt guilty plea.
Yoro, who joined Manchester United in July 2024 for a reported £52.2m fee, has made 23 appearances for the club this season. The Porsche Cayenne was registered just before the offence. He was also charged with failing to identify the driver but the allegation was withdrawn after a Manchester United official assisted him in pleading guilty online.
The case was dealt with under the single justice procedure, meaning Yoro did not appear in court. Magistrate Sunjeep Bhalla convicted and sentenced him based on written evidence alone. Court records show Yoro was among more than 7,000 people prosecuted for speeding in England and Wales last week.
