Victor Lindelof’s transfer to Manchester United still ON in January transfer window, according to reports in Portuguese press
Performances of Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones appeared to kill off move, but deal for Swedish international could happen
BENFICA are convinced Victor Lindelof WILL join Manchester United, according to reports in Portugal.
It appeared the deal was dead as the recent impressive performances of Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo had convinced Jose Mourinho he didn’t need to sign a new central defender in January.
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Benfica have no indications that United have given up in their pursuit of the Swedish international.
Jones and Rojo are one of a number of different centre-back pairings Mourinho has tried since replacing Louis van Gaal in the Old Trafford hotseat in the summer.
Initially, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind were the established duo, before Chris Smalling came into contention and eventually replaced the Dutch utility man.
However, injuries and a lack of form saw the trio in and out of the team.
Jones and Rojo were called upon for match at Swansea in early November, which United comfortably won 3-1.
And since that game, have retained their place and it has coincided with an upturn in form for the Red Devils.Yet, while the pair have been relatively imperious, there will still be major question marks over the duo's long-term reliability.
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Rojo has struggled since joining United and is now enjoying the best spell, while Jones is never too far away from an injury.
At 22, Lindelof would be a long-term signing — and could form a partnership with Bailly, who is the same age.
The Swede travelled for the recent cup clash with Paco de Ferreira, but was left out of the squad.