Manchester United’s move for Victor Lindelof could be nearing a conclusion after progress was made in talks between Benfica and the defender’s former club.

Vasteras, the Swedish third-tier side, have demanded a 20 per cent sell-on fee from the prospective transfer of Lindelof, who left the club for Portugal in 2012.

Benfica were initially thought to be reluctant to pay the fee. However, Bengt-Ake Nilsson, the Vasteras chairman, has suggested that the dispute may yet reach a positive resolution.

“We have hopes,” he told Swedish journalists, in quotes reported by Expressen. “They have increased after we made contact with Benfica.

“We hope that this will resolve itself in the near future. Now there is enough interest from both ourselves and the Benfica side that [can] quickly come to a solution.”

Despite those positive sounds coming out of Sweden, whispers elsewhere suggest that Jose Mourinho will not be troubling himself with the transfer market this month at all.

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According to the Daily Mail, the United manager is willing to wait until the summer before calling for reinforcements, even with Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay earmarked to leave imminently.

That would mean no return to Old Trafford for Patrice Evra, who has been linked with romantic comeback to his former club in recent days.