Manchester United have spent too much money on Victor Lindelof considering he’s ‘done nothing’ in football, according to former Red Devils star Ray Wilkins.
The Sweden international is closing in on a £30.75million transfer to Old Trafford after an agreement was confirmed last week, but the move hasn’t exactly excited everyone.
While United fans will be pleased to see their club getting business done in key areas early on this summer, Wilkins cannot understand why they signed Lindelof over Burnley’s Michael Keane.
Despite impressing at Benfica, Lindelof looks a riskier buy than Keane, who would possibly be cheaper and who has a full season of Premier League experience under his belt already.
‘We’ve got young Keane has done exceptionally well at Burnley, we’re looking to bring him back at Manchester United for £28m, all of a sudden Lindelof is 30 (million),’ Wilkins told Sky Sports.
‘Now, when we bring someone in from Europe, it always starts with a three.
‘This guy has done nothing. Absolutely nothing. Yet Keane has played a season exceptionally well in the Premier League, but we’re talking £25m. This guy’s coming in at £32m, £33m. Can he do it? We know Keane can, yet we’re prepared to spend…
‘It always starts with a three, or a four, or a five. No one gets anything cheap from Europe because it’s the Premier League.’
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