Manchester United set to sign Benfica defender Victor Lindelof in £35m deal
- Manchester United have been long-term admirers of defender Victor Lindelof
- The Benfica star has been scouted for months and is now set for Old Trafford
- Portuguese paper Record claim United will sign Lindelof in deal worth £35m
- Jose Mourinho will pay just over £30m up-front, with almost £5m in bonuses
- Transfer news: All the latest throughout Europe
Manchester United will finally land Benfica defender Victor Lindelof this summer in a deal worth up to £35million, according to reports in Portugal.
Newspaper Record claim that the Sweden international will put pen to paper on a long-term contract at Old Trafford after terms between the clubs were agreed.
United will pay just over £30m up front for Lindelof, with almost £5m in bonuses if he achieves certain targets.
Manchester United will sign Benfica's Victor Lindelof, according to Portuguese paper Record
The news of Lindelof's move - which is worth up to £35million - features on Record's front page
The report comes just a day after Portuguese daily O Jogo revealed that Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira had travelled to England to negotiate the sales of Lindelof and his team-mate Nelson Semedo.
The 23-year-old defender has been linked with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Newcastle, although Jose Mourinho is also said to be interested.
According to O Jogo, Vieira believes he could receive as much as £83m from United if he is able to agree a double deal for the pair this summer.
United are interested in Benfica's Nelson Semedo (left) as well as Lindelof, according to O Jogo
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has been keen on a deal for Lindelof since last January
United have been keen on Lindelof since January, but a move was scuppered partly due to a payment owed to his former club Vasteras.
The 25-year-old signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract earlier this year, although that will not prove an issue with Mourinho determined to bolster his defensive options before the start of next season.
United scouts have watched Lindelof multiple times this term, including in Benfica's 4-0 victory over Belenenses in mid-March.
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