Manchester United transfer news: Benfica’s Victor Lindelof has already been given the Old Trafford No2 shirt ahead of £38m move in January
Sweden defender is close to sealing his Prem switch and even has a squad number allocated, according to reports in Portugal
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VICTOR LINDELOF is so close to a £38million switch to Manchester United that he has already been given the No2 shirt, according to reports in Portugal.
Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira Ferreira was in Manchester last weeks for talks over selling the Sweden defender.
And Portuguese website claim the deal is all but sealed.
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Lindeelof, 22, can play at right back or in central defence.
He started all three of Sweden's Euro 2016 group matches and has 11 caps.
The last player to hold the Old Trafford No2 shirt was Brazilian full-back Rafael Da Silva, who left for Lyon in August 2015.
Lindelof's arrival would take Jose Mourinho's spending in his first season as United boss past the £180million mark.
But United are still only sixth in the Premier League, four points behind Arsenal in fourth and 13 adrift of leaders Chelsea.
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