Fantasy football tips: How much will Victor Lindelof cost on Dream Team this season?
- Portuguese defender has joined Manchester United
- Fantasy football game Dream Team opens on July 7 2017 - six weeks before the start of the season
- Click here to enter Dream Team
Manchester United have completed their first signing of the new season in the shape of Victor Lindelof - which is certainly good news for all of you fantasy football managers out there.
Lindelof joined United from Benfica for a £31million fee, putting pen-to-paper on a four year deal.
The 22-year-old will seemingly fit in alongside Eric Bailly in Jose Mourinho's line-up, and will provide a solid alternative to Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo.
Dream Team 2017/18
How does the game work?
- This year's fantasy football game will absolutely FREE for all players to play
- The total prize pot is an approximated £750,000
- Game Weeks will run from Friday to Thursday
- £50m budget on 11 eligible players
United have been trailing Lindelof all season, with transfer speculation peaking in January.
The Sweden international has become Mourinho’s first arrival of the window as the Portuguese works to strengthen his squad ahead of the new Premier League season.
What could this mean for your fantasy football team?
Some United fans may feel mildly disgruntled to see the club snap-up Lindelof ahead of former academy graduate Michael Keane, but fans can be rest assured the young defender is the real-deal.
The Swede has won three league titles along with three domestic trophies in Portugal, and was a mainstay in the Sweden side that won the European Under-21 championship in 2015.
Lindelof also has 12 caps for the senior side, and is an all-round beast.
According to WhoScored, Dream Team's ratings providers, Lindelof was by-far the highest performing young defender in the Primeira Liga last season, earning himself a respectable 7.03 rating over a massive 32 appearances for Benfica.
To put that into context, no defender under the age of 25 played more times for their club in the Portuguese top-flight, with centre-back partner Luisao fairing only slightly better in the ratings with 7.09 despite his vast experience.
Lindelof is a take-no-prisoners, ball-playing central defender who can turn defence into attack in an instant.
Fantasy Football fans could do a lot worse than this lad, who makes his Dream Team debut this season at the fairly reasonable price of £4.0m.
When can I sign up to Dream Team?
You can start getting your teams in as early as July 7 2017 – some six weeks before the Premier League season gets underway.
That gives you an awfully long time to monitor the transfer market and choose your team accordingly, with United's new signings likely to be hot on the agenda for Dream Team managers.
The closing date for the season game, therefore, will be the first day of the Premier League campaign on August 11 2017.
Keep up to date with all the latest fantasy football news and updates with our fantasy football live blog and sign up to Dream Team here.