Manchester United scouts had a busy weekend in Portugal. Besides scouting Porto’s away tie against Chaves, they were also present at the Estádio da Luz to watch Benfica against Marítimo.
According to Record, the Manchester United officials had two special targets: the central defender Victor Lindelof and the right-back Nélson Semedo.
Semedo has been linked to Manchester United during the past few weeks, but the interest in Lindelof would be something a little less covered. The Swedish international was linked to José Mourinho’s side during the summer, but the rumours didn’t have an awful lot in them.
There’s no need to say that both players didn’t have much difficulty during the match, as Marítimo weren’t capable of doing much harm to Benfica’s defence.
Manchester United have reportedly been watching Semedo week after week, having their names frequently linked to the player by the Portuguese newspapers. The 23-year-old has a €45m release clause.
Victor Lindelof, on the other hand, has a more interesting situation. The defender is in the process of signing a new contract, but hasn’t done it yet. His currently release clause isn’t very expensive (€30m), which is attractive for clubs who are said to have been following him, such as Juventus and Chelsea. Local reports expect the clause to be raised to €60m with the new deal.
