Manchester United defender Phil Jones Photo: Phil Jones/Instagram

Phil Jones has insisted that he isn’t worried about Manchester United signing Victor Lindelof despite the likely increased competition for a starting spot.

Lindelof became Manchester United’s first signing of the summer transfer window on Wednesday after the defender completed a £30.7m move to Old Trafford from Portuguese champions Benfica.

The 22-year-old will compete with Ivory Coast international Eric Bailly, English duo Jones and Chris Smalling, and former Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo for a centre-half spot.

Jones struggled to impress during Mourinho’s first season in charge at Old Trafford after making just 18 Premier League starts in an injury-hit campaign.

According to speculation the English media in recent days, Jones has emerged as a target for Arsenal amid talk of Manchester United selling the defender this summer.

However, the Red Devils star is relaxed about his situation at the Europa League winners and welcomed the arrival of Lindelof from Benfica.

“We’re Manchester United, we’re going to attract the best players and the biggest players,” Jones is quoted as saying by Metro.

“It would be a strange summer if we weren’t signing players like that. Competition is always good.”

Manchester United finished in sixth place in the Premier League table last term but won the EFL Cup and the Europa League and will play in the Champions League next season.

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