Manchester United are one of the clubs keen on Sporting star Morten Hjulmand.
That’s according to Record journalist Ricardo Granada, and he revealed this during a chat with Tipsbladet.
The Portuguese club invested around ?18m to buy the midfielder from US Lecce in August 2023. He’s excelled for the Lions since then, so much so that manager Rúben Amorim has handed him the captain’s armband this season.
Hjulmand’s fine displays for Sporting have seen him attract interest from other clubs and Manchester United are included in this list. The journalist explains why he’s surprised with the Denmark international’s development at the club.
“He’s a player who has surprised Sporting fans. Of course, he was the captain of Lecce, but he was a player that not many people in Portugal knew,” he said. “Hjulmand was second choice for Sporting. He has really surprised positively because he’s a very different defensive midfielder to what you normally see in Portugal. He’s very aggressive in duels. He talks a lot when he uses his leadership.”
The 25-year-old has a contract at Sporting lasting until 2028. The journalist insists he won’t be in Lisbon for a long time. In fact, he’s backed the player to join Manchester United or Barcelona as these two clubs have shown interest.
“I think they paid ?18m for him and he has already doubled his value. There’s already interest from Manchester United a...