Manchester United have cooled their interest in Benfica’s £38million-rated defender Victor Lindelof after manager Jose Mourinho decided against signing a new centre-back in the January transfer window.
United have been tracking the 22-year-old Sweden international for some time, and a delegation from Benfica flew over to England last week for talks set up by super agent Jorge Mendes.
But although reports in the Portuguese media claim a deal is close, it’s understood that no bid has been made and Mourinho is happy with the central defensive options he has for the remainder of the season.
The United boss has been impressed by the partnership of Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo in the absence of Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly, who are both available again after injury.