Manchester United put Victor Lindelof up for sale in upcoming summer window | OneFootball

Manchester United’s coming summer transfer window will go a long way towards deciding how the INEOS era at the club begins.

While the focus will be on more long-term goals, an immediate refreshment of the squad is the need of the hour.

Defence is the biggest area of concern, with the club conceding a record 81 goals so far this season and four tough fixtures up ahead.

It has been due to a combination of freakish amount of injuries and bad form that United look like they need to score four goals every game to have a chance of winning.

To that tune, INEOS are looking to be ruthless in the summer and Victor Lindelof figures to be a part of that culling.

TalkSport reports that United will want two new centre-backs this summer as there are no plans to extend Raphael Varane’s contract and Lindelof will be put up for sale.

The Swede has had his detractors, especially when it comes to the physical side of the game, but has generally been a reliable presence.

However, the injury malaise has engulfed him this season as well and with that, his biggest ability which is his availability, can no longer be relied upon.

As a result, he has joined the list of expendables at United with the club open to offers for him.

Lindelof also hits the sweet spot where United might get a good fee for him, something which can’t be said for many of their expendables.

He was a target for Atletico Madrid last season but was kept on for squad depth and similar interest could be the case this summer as well.

He will enter the last year of his contract in the summer so this will be United’s last chance of getting a fee for him.

As per Financial Fair Play rules and amortisation, any fee received for him figures to be pure profit as he joined United in 2017 so his original value on the books has been wiped off during his initial contract.

Therefore, United could pounce at the chance of getting pure profit while also ridding themselves of a player who has had question marks over him and is in the last year of his contract.

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