Manchester United transfer news: Victor Lindelof’s switch has finally been given the green light, according to reports in Sweden
Old Trafford chiefs saw the deal hit a brick wall but Swedish newspaper insists the details have been ironed out
VICTOR LINDELOF'S Manchester United switch has finally been given the green light, according to reports in Sweden.
The Benfica centre-back has been on Jose Mourinho's radar for some time with a £42million fee agreed.
Old Trafford chiefs saw the deal hit a brick wall with legal wrangles and suggestions the Special One had changed his mind on the 22-year-old.
But Swedish paper insist Benfica have reached a deal with his former club, Vasteras, after a dispute over the percentage of the fee they were due as a sell-on.
Lindelof sat out of the Portuguese giants' last game with his transfer seemingly on the verge of going through.
But on Monday he began training with the first-team squad again as the saga rumbled on.
The Swedish international - who played at Euro 2016 - is set to take the No2 shirt if he eventually ends up at Old Trafford.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic rates his fellow Swede highly. Asked recently about the development of his fellow countryman, the striker was more than complimentary.
He said: "He is growing. He has a lot of responsibility with the national team now.
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"Is he good enough for United? I think he is ready for the big clubs out there. It is up to him what he wants and what the situation says. Whatever he chooses, it will be good for him.
"I know he is hot on the market so let him make the right choice for him."