Victor Lindelöf said a final goodbye to the Man Utd supporters at Old Trafford this spring. This is the player who has been rumored to be on his way out for several seasons, but has seen one manager after another come and go. Now the Swedish centre-back stands as a free agent, where there are reports of a potential reunion with Erik ten Hag.
In 2012, young, hopeful Victor Nilsson Lindelöf packed his bags and traveled to Lisbon. First playing in Benfica’s second team, then 72 games in the first team. In 2017, Manchester United signed Jose Mourinho’s Swede. Eight years and four managers later, the last two years under Erik ten Hag, the 31-year-old is working on choosing his next club.
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Lindelöf has been linked to AC Milan, Fiorentina, Benfica and Solskjaer’s Besiktas, turned down the opportunity for Saudi Arabian money bins and the week before the start of the season is still without a new club. Now it is reported from Germany that the Swede’s agent has selected a suitable club in the Bundesliga.
Because according to German Sky Sports, Bayer Leverkusen have been offered to sign Lindelöf. So far, the Bundesliga’s second-best club last season has not made a decision, but the Swede is an option that the sporting management team is “seriously considering”, it is reported.
Although we never got the impression that Ten Hag and the Swede were big fans of each other, they know each other well and both know what the other stands for.
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According to transfer journalist Romano, the German club is close to signing centre-back Loïc Badé from Sevilla. Negotiations are ongoing, and the clubs are getting closer to an agreement.
Then we will see if there is still an opening for Lindelöf at Ten Hag.
