Erik ten Hag has been dealt an unlucky hand at centre-back to date this season, with a number of of his gamers there sustaining premature accidents within the opening stretch of the marketing campaign.

Lisandro Martinez, who was one among United’s greatest gamers final season, has aggravated the difficulty that prematurely ended his maiden yr and will likely be out for the foreseeable future.

Raphael Varane is constant to wrestle with minor knocks right here and there and Harry Maguire has been out and in of the workforce on account of small accidents.

United wanted reinforcements in that space over the summer season and Jonny Evans was introduced again to the membership to offer cowl however typically, it was Victor Lindelof who needed to step up and fill in.

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It’s protected to say that the Sweden captain has performed that function properly and he’s now a near-permanent fixture within the lineup and in response to reviews, there at the moment are plans to increase his contract.

That’s in response to the Day by day Star, who say that United are planning to set off their possibility to increase his contract for a further season in a bid to cease him from leaving on a free switch subsequent yr.

Lindelof signed a brand new five-year contract in 2019, two years after he joined the membership from Benfica, and the membership at the moment are reportedly set to increase his keep on the membership to an eighth yr.

As per the report, regardless of the plans to increase his contract, there are nonetheless murmurings that he may very well be bought in January or subsequent summer season, with Juvenus and AC Milan probably rekindling their curiosity.