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Manchester United’s midfield makeup has been hotly debated this summer.
We’ve had links to Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Manuel Ugarte.
Casemiro has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League.
Headlines have even been made by youngster Toby Collyer, who is expected to start in the Community Shield.
It’s clear that the midfield engine room at Old Trafford will get tweaked further the closer we get to the new season starting.
One of the other names linked to the club has been Sporting Lisbon midfielder Morten Hjulmand.
Hjulmand caught the eye of many observers when he scored for Denmark against England in UEFA Euro 2024.
But those who have followed the Portuguese Primeira Liga will have known about his talents for some time.
United dealt blow as Morten Hjulmand is named club captain
Despite many feeling that now would be a good time for the midfielder to move on, it seems that he’s set to stay in Lisbon.
That’s because the 2024/25 Portuguese champions have just named Hjulmand their new captain.
Previous captain Sebastian Coates, known to English fans for his time at United’s arch rivals Liverpool, left Sporting to rejoin boyhood club Nacional back in Uruguay.
Sporting fans flocked to the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Saturday to bid farewell to their long serving captain, when the club officially announced Hjulmand as the man to take over the armband.
Coates himself was the man to put the armband around Hjulmand’s arm to signify the passing of the torch.
With such a public display, it seems to signal that Hjulmand will be staying in Lisbon for a while longer.
It’s hard to believe that the club would make such a big deal of him becoming captain if they thought he would be leaving soon.
Therefore, it’s fair to conclude that Morten Hjulmand will not be joining Manchester United this summer.
If that deal was ever to be concluded, then it would likely be some time in the future.
Depois de receber a braçadeira abençoada por @SebastianCoates, Morten Hjulmand estreou-se como capitão dos Leões em Alvalade pic.twitter.com/lJzQoo9fKa
— Sporting CP (@SportingCP) July 28, 2024
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