{"id":548939,"date":"2020-04-08T15:58:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T19:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=548939"},"modified":"2020-04-08T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T19:58:03","slug":"report-manchester-united-defender-victor-lindelof-training-with-another-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/08\/report-manchester-united-defender-victor-lindelof-training-with-another-team\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United Defender Victor Lindelof Training With Another Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> defender Victor Lindelof<\/a> is training with another team, according to Tyrone Marshall<\/a> of the Manchester Evening News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manchester United Defender Victor Lindelof Training With Another Team<\/h2>\n

Who is Victor Lindelof Training With, and Why?<\/h3>\n

Having obtained permission from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a>, Lindelof has joined in training with former side Vasteras SK in Sweden.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old travelled to his boyhood town to train with his boyhood team when the Premier League<\/a> was suspended in an effort to keep his fitness levels up and intends to do so until told otherwise.<\/p>\n

Sweden is far less affected by the Coronavirus than most of the rest of Europe. Although their death toll is rising, it has not yet reached the heights that warrant a lockdown. Professional football there is cancelled, but training is not, so Lindelof is maintaining his fitness there, instead of at home.<\/p>\n

Great Improvement Since His Arrival<\/h3>\n

Currently, the Swede is world’s above where he was when he joined.<\/p>\n

The Swedish defender moved to United from Portuguese side Benfica in 2017, but lacked confidence during his first season in a United shirt. He made just 17 appearances and was by no means impressive.<\/p>\n

Last campaign, however, Lindelof\u2019s game greatly improved. The Swede appeared 30 times for the Red Devils and even managed both a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n

This season, he has come even further.<\/p>\n

The defender is a regular partner for \u00a380 million man Harry Maguire<\/a>\u00a0and has not been bad. Lindelof has provided a stable central defensive duo along with the former Leicester City<\/a> player, the best since legendary pairing Rio Ferdinand<\/a> and Nemanja Vidic<\/a>. Although he has not been up to the great standard of now-captain Maguire, the 25-year-old has been solid, and still has much time ahead of him to grow.<\/p>\n

Despite this, the Red Devils are looking for a world-class replacement. Samuel Umtiti<\/a> is an option<\/a>, while Kalidou Koulibaly<\/a> seems to be first choice<\/a>. With United willing<\/a> to splash roughly \u20ac90 million on the latter, they seem fairly keen to find an alternative to Victor Lindelof at the back.<\/p>\n

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