Victor Lindelof celebrates with his Man United teammates (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof could leave Old Trafford this January, with a host of players Premier League and Serie A clubs interested in a possible deal.
Sources with a close understanding of the situation informed CaughtOffside that Man Utd would be prepared to approve the sale of Lindelof mid-season, while the Sweden international himself is also open to an early exit from the club.
Lindelof is out of contract in the summer so he could wait until then and move as a free agent, but it seems that a cheap January transfer could also be a possibility.
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CaughtOffside United understands ask around €7-8m to let Lindelof goalthough it remains to be seen whether interested clubs will be prepared to pay that much when they could simply wait a few months and then acquire him as a free agent.
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However, there is a lot of interest in Lindelof, with suitors including Newcastle, West Ham and Everton trying to keep him in the Premier League.
The Magpies and the Hammers will be well aware of Lindelof’s qualities after making a total of 267 appearances for United in recent years, so it makes sense as a tried and experienced option that he would give both of those teams more depth.
The 30-year-old also has fans in Italy, where AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina are monitoring his situation.
It will be interesting to see what Lindelof decides, but MUFC fans probably won’t be too concerned about losing someone who is now clearly a back-up player.
