Manchester United complete €35million signing of Benfica's Victor Lindelof as Jose Mourinho begins summer overhaul

United announced the agreement at the weekend and following a medical on Wednesday the 22-year-old centre-back has put pen to paper on a long-term contract with the club

Manchester United have completed the signing of Victor Lindelof from Benfica (Getty)

Manchester United have completed the signing of Victor Lindelof in a €35million deal from Benfica.

United announced the agreement at the weekend and following a medical on Wednesday the 22-year-old centre-back has put pen to paper on a four-year contract with the club, with the option of a further year.

“I am thrilled to be joining Manchester United,” Lindelof said upon the announcement of his move. “I have enjoyed my time at Benfica enormously and I have learned a lot there. But I’m looking forward to playing in the Premier League at Old Trafford and for Jose Mourinho. I’m keen to get started and make my contribution to the team’s efforts to win more trophies.”

Swedish international Lindelof will now compete with Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo for a starting spot in the centre of United's defence.

Lindelof is the first of what manager Jose Mourinho hopes will be a number of new arrivals this summer as he looks to build a squad capable of competing both at home and in the Champions League.

Inter's Ivan Perisic is likely to soon follow with United increasingly confident a compromise over a £50m fee can be reached with the Milanese club under pressure to sell before the end of the month to meet FFP sanctions.

Following positive talks over the weekend Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata could be set for a medical as soon as this week ahead of a proposed £60m move from the Spanish capital.

A move for Andrea Belotti is less likely, however, with Torino unwilling to budge from the £84m release clause inserted into the player's contract.

Morata figures to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic who was released earlier this week following the season-ending injury suffered in April with fellow forward and club captain Wayne Rooney also set to leave this summer.

Mourinho remains keen on adding a defensive midfielder with Monaco duo Fabinho and Tiemoue Bakayoko, Chelsea's Nemanja Matic and Eric Dier of Tottenham all being considered.