Victor Lindelof is the great survivor at Manchester United but his time at the club is ending.. Lindelof arrived at Old Trafford from Benfica in 2017 and only Luke Shaw has been in the squad longer than the Swedish international, who is finally out of contract at United this summer.. United were actively trying to sell Lindelof in the last summer transfer window. It was the last chance to obtain a reasonable fee for Lindelof, but he suffered an injury during pre-season that scuppered plans for his exit and, remarkbly, he began his eighth season with United.. Lindelof was signed by Jose Mourinho and has played under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Michael Carrick, Ralf Rangnick, Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim, so he’s played under six United coaches.. Amorim will be the last United coach that Lindelof will play under because he is set to leave upon the expiry of his contract in June, which means he will join a new club on a free transfer.. Lindelof recently returned to full training after recovering from an injury that he picked up in December’s defeat to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, although United won’t be sweating on his fitness when the summer window is around the corner because he will leave, regardless of his condition.. It felt typical that Lindelof picked up a problem last summer when United were looking to offload him, and he wouldn’t have minded picking up another 12 months of wages at United.. Lindelof has made just nine appearances this season and only four of those were starts. He has played just 340 minutes on a pitch and he’s become a peripheral member of the squad.. Lindelof is back at full fitness. (Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images.). His final season in Manchester has been so low-key that some supporters will forget he still plays for United, but the ‘great survivor’ might have a role to play in his final few months.. Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the remainder of the season and Jonny Evans is still on the sidelines with an issue. Amorim plays with three central defenders and has the options of Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Lindelof and Ayden Heaven to choose from at the back.. De Ligt, Maguire and Yoro will play the majority of games, but it seems likely Lindelof will be called upon at some stage, given Heaven is 18 years old and has one senior appearance to his name.. While Maguire was deservedly given a contract extension, he’s struggled to maintain a clean bill of health in the last 18 months and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him pick up a muscle injury.. Lindelof could suddenly become important again. He has always been a limited defender and short of the top level, but he has over 250 appearances for United and his experience will be valuable.. Another chapter in Lindelof’s time at career could be written and then he can sail off into the sunset, having done brilliantly to last eight seasons at United considering he was never outstanding.. “I haven’t actually thought about it,” said Lindelof last year when he was asked about potential move to Saudi Arabia. “Maybe I don’t really feel like I’m there in my career, that I want to get down to moving away. I feel that I want to stay in Europe and play football at that level.”. Lindelof hasn’t played much football this season but he might have one last dance at United.
