BENFICA star Victor Lindelof is “to join Manchester United for £30m this week” as Jose Mourinho eyes defensive recruits.
Reports in Portgual claim the deal is about to be done for the 22-year-old Swedish international for a player United have been keen on since January.
At the time, Red Devils’ centre-back Eric Bailly backed him to join the club, but the move never materialised.
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But now with United having qualified for the Champions League after winning the Europa League, boss Jose Mourinho is intent on getting his targets in place.
Lindelof only signed a contract extension in March until 2012 – and did admit himself that United’s interest meant “no difference” to him.
But despite £52m release clause in his contract which Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira wants United to meet, the deal is reportedly almost done for a more modest figure after United were reluctant to pay top dollar.
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Mourinho has Bailly, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo as main centre-backs at the club - but Rojo is injured until 2018.
And Lindelof's arrival may mean the departure of one of his existing crop, with United allegedly ready to offload Smalling this summer, with West Ham and West Brom the early front-runners.
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