Victor Lindelof To Manchester United: Huge Update Coming From Portugal!!
Jan 2, 2017 at 6:07 PM
There were conflicting claims in December regarding the Swede with some suggesting United had dropped all intentions to sign him while others insisted this leak was an attempt to drive down the price.
Sky Sports earlier claimed that although “interest has cooled”, the £38million deal is still on the table.
Jose Mourinho’s side have been in fine form of late with United now on a run of five wins as they begin 2017. The baffling good form of Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo has been central to this upturn in fortunes and despite Eric Bailly leaving for the Africa Cup of Nations, the performances of the unlikely partnership have seemingly convinced The Special One reinforcements will not be necessary.
Additionally, if called upon, Axel Tuanzebe in the reserves is unquestionably capable of making the step-up to the first team from Nicky Butt’s reserves.
Lindelof was left out of the squad to face Pacos De Ferreira on Thursday as the rumours of a move refuse to die down.
The interest in Lindelof has cooled due to the upturn in United’s form and the return to fitness of their central defenders.
Meanwhile, Benfica coach Rui Vitoria has said he is confident the club has the resources to cope if reported Manchester United target Victor Lindelof leaves in the January window.
Lindelof was not included in the 18-man squad for Thursday’s 1-0 Taca da Liga victory over Pacos de Ferreira, fuelling speculation that the Sweden centre-back could be set to leave the club.
Asked about the 22-year-old in a postmatch interview with Sport TV, Vitoria was coy on the situation, saying: “Tomorrow he will train with me. Today he was an option to be left out of the 18, just like [winger Andrija] Zivkovic.
“The president knows what to do and tomorrow we will be here to work.
“We have good centre-backs and that is why we are calm and satisfied.”
O Jogo also reported that Vitoria had said he was “not really worried” about the prospect of Lindelof joining United, with the coach naming three young centre-backs at the club who could potentially fill the void.
“If anyone leaves, another player will arrive,” he said. “We are not going to lament anything. We are going to get to work.
“Ruben Dias, Francisco Ferreira and Pedro Alvaro are three players who have quality and can work. Benfica is not going to worry. You cannot prophesize in football.”