Lindelhof completes deadline day move to Villa

Aston Villa have lured Swedish defender Victor Lindelhof to the club, with the Villans paying a small fee to sign the Manchester United defender. Unai Emery has been busy on transfer deadline day, bringing in Jadon Sancho and Harvey Elliott, but the arrival of pragmatic Lindeholf will be a major defensive boost.

Unai Emery needed an experienced, press-resistant centre-back for a squad juggling league and Europe. Lindelof brings calm distribution, composure under pressure and the flexibility to play in a back four or the right side of a back three—useful cover and competition for the current starters. The trade-offs are familiar: he isn’t an elite recovery sprinter or dominant aerial presence, so Villa’s structure and compact spacing will be key to maximizing his reading of the game and ball progression. For the price and timing, it’s a low-risk way to deepen Villa’s defensive core.

It is understood that Lindelhof has moved to Villa on a free transfer, with United giving the green light for the Swede to depart after several years at Old Trafford.