Does report end Wolves’ chances of landing Manchester United’s Victor Lindelof?

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Manchester United’s £31m defender Victor Lindelof was reportedly wanted by Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers before the World Cup began.

It has gone a little quiet on the Victor Lindelof to Wolverhampton Wanderers front.

With the Swedish centre-back represented by super-agent Jorge Mendes, it always seemed inevitable that Wolves would be at the front of the queue with Premier League clubs reportedly wanting to take the £31 million Manchester United man on loan next season.

And sure enough, TEAMtalk claimed Wolves had contacted United about the potential signing of the 23-year-old and were willing to either sign him on loan or on a permanent basis.

That was two months ago. And since then Lindelof has shown why Manchester United decided to make him their most expensive defender ever with a series of solid performances at the World Cup, particularly in Sweden’s 2-0 defeat to England on Saturday.

BBC pundit and United legend Rio Ferdinand, whose price-tag Lindelof exceeded last summer, even went as far as to describe him as immense.

As it stands, Lindelof now looks a better addition than ever for Wolves, whose fans might have been umming and ahing about his potential arrival after a nervy debut season in English football. But has the chance now passed them by?

The Sun reports that a host of European sides have enquired about loaning Lindelof, including former club Benfica, but United manager Jose Mourinho will knock back all bids because he is set to entrust the youngster with a bigger role next season.

Maybe Wolves should have stepped up their interest before the World Cup began.