VICTOR LINDELOF is eyeing a instrumentality to Benfica erstwhile his Manchester United declaration expires this summer.
The Swedish defender spent 5 years connected the books of the Portuguese nine earlier earning a £31 cardinal determination to Old Trafford successful summer 2017.
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RexLindelof has endured an wounded ravaged play and has yet to commencement a Premier League crippled for the Red Devils.
And his run took a crook for the worse connected Sunday erstwhile helium missed his punishment arsenic holders United crashed retired of the FA Cup to Fulham successful a shoot-out.
West Ham were 1 of the clubs who showed an involvement successful taking him connected indebtedness successful January – but helium looks apt to determination arsenic a escaped cause successful the summer.
United person not held discussions with Lindelof – who has spent 79 days retired injured this play – implicit an hold to his existent deal.
Lindelof besides spent astir 112 days retired past word with abstracted hamstring and groin issues.
The 30-year-old occasionally visits Lisbon during his clip disconnected and has fond memories of his five-year spell astatine Benfica.
He won 3 Portuguese league titles and 2 home cups with Benfica earlier Jose Mourinho signed him.
A instrumentality to Benfica would entreaty and the nine are connected the look-out for a replacement for ex-Manchester City centre backmost Nicolas Otamendi.
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Club skipper Otamendi is acceptable to depart Benfica connected a escaped this summer, with Argentinian broadside Rosario Central keen connected signing him.
The World Cup victor could adjacent nexus up with Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi astatine Inter Miami successful a fewer months.
Otamendi played each azygous infinitesimal of Argentina‘s winning run successful Qatar 2022.
Lindelof has played 270 times for United and has scored 4 goals.
He was relegated to United’s fifth-choice cardinal defender past summertime aft Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro joined from Bayern Munich and Lille respectively.
He is besides down Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire successful the pecking order.
The Red Devils activated a one-year hold to Maguire’s contract, meaning helium volition stay astatine Old Trafford until the extremity of next season.
The nine besides signed 18-year-old centre backmost Ayden Heaven from Arsenal past month.
United are expected to revamp their squad this summertime aft different dismal season, which has near them 14th successful the Prem.
Man Utd ratings vs Fulham
MANCHESTER UNITED crashed retired the FA Cup connected penalties against Fulham.
Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee had mediocre spot-kicks saved arsenic the Red Devils slipped to their sixth location decision nether Ruben Amorim.
Fulham broke the deadlock connected the changeable of half-time with a well-worked corner.
Antonee Robinson darted to the adjacent station and flicked it onto Calvin Bassey who directed his header into the bottommost country brilliantly.
Just arsenic United’s frustrations were brewing, Bruno Fernandes was the saviour yet again.
He picked up Diogo Dalot’s cleanable chopped backmost and fired it beyond the agelong of Bernd Leno.
United had chances towards the extremity of the second-half, with subs Alejandro Garnacho and Chido Obi incapable to finish.
There was thing to abstracted the sides successful extra-time and penalties were needed.
Despite well-taken kicks from Fernandes, Diogo Dalot and Casemiro, Lindelof and Zirkzee woefully fired straight astatine Fulham leader Leno.
But which Man Utd players could clasp their heads up and which flopped?
Here, SunSport’s Ken Lawrence reveals his subordinate ratings.
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