Victor Lindelof doesn’t know when Man Utd contract deadline is but expects to stay at Old Trafford despite AC Milan transfer links

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.

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.

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.”

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.