da bet esporte: Victor Lindelof does not know when the deadline is for his Manchester United contract to be extended, but he expects that option to be triggered.
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Defender tied to deal until summer of 2024Red Devils have 12-month extension optionSwedish star expecting to remain in EnglandGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
As things stand, the Sweden international is working on a deal at Old Trafford that is due to expire in the summer of 2024. He is not expected to hit free agency, with the Red Devils having a 12-month extension clause that will keep the 29-year-old defender on their books.
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There has been talk of Lindelof attracting interest from elsewhere, with Serie A giants AC Milan said to be one of his many suitors, but the classy centre-half believes his long-term future will lie in England as he has no desire to take on a new challenge.
WHAT THEY SAID
Lindelof told reporters when it was put to him that United will be extending his contract: “That’s more than I heard! I have an option [for another] year and there is a deadline for it. When exactly I don’t know. But it feels likely that it will be activated. Absolutely [I want to stay]. I enjoy myself very much. I am entering my seventh year. I feel good and the family feels good. It’s a club that I really like, and that I love to represent.”
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Lindelof joined United from Benfica in 2017 for £31 million ($38m). He is closing in on 250 appearances for the club and, having helped them to Carabao Cup glory last season, is not looking for a way out despite facing fierce competition for places from the likes of Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire.