Lindelöf stays at Aston Villa to 2028 as the club takes up its option, and Lazio extend Floriani Mussolini to 2031

Victor Lindelöf will stay at Aston Villa until 2028. The club said on Tuesday that it had exercised an option in his existing contract to extend it by a further year, a clause written into the deal when he joined in 2025 that lets the club add a season without a new negotiation. “Victor Lindelöf will remain at the club until 2028,” the club’s statement says. He is approaching 50 appearances for Villa, the statement adds.

Lindelöf is Sweden’s captain and has 84 caps, BBC Sport reported; Sweden play Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday and Poland on Tuesday in the Nations League, so he will be away with his country while the paperwork is filed. In an interview on the club’s website he said: “I’m super happy here.” He has not missed a minute of Villa’s Premier League or Champions League season so far, the interview says. The BBC’s report notes that he started the Europa League final in Istanbul in May, which Villa won 3-0 against Freiburg: “He helped Villa end their 30-year trophy drought when they won the Europa League in May,” the report says.

What the option means for Villa

An option year is the cheapest way a club can keep a player: the terms were agreed when he signed, so there is no new fee, no new agent negotiation and no risk of losing him for nothing at the end of this season. It also means the club now holds a contract that runs past the summer of 2027, which matters if any club asks about him in the January window, which opens in England on 1 January, as this site’s guide to the window dates explains. A player with 18 months left is sold on the club’s terms; a player with six months left is sold on the player’s.

This is a confirmed deal, announced by the club. It is not a new contract with new terms, and the club has not published his wages or the length of any further option.

Lazio extend Floriani Mussolini to 2031

Lazio have renewed the contract of their right-back Romano Floriani Mussolini until 30 June 2031, Sky Sport Italia reported on Tuesday evening. The report quotes the player: “Renewing with these colours is a source of great pride.” Sky Sport Italia’s report does not give the terms, his previous expiry date or his appearance count, and Lazio’s own statement could not be read by this site on Wednesday morning, so the length of the deal is as Sky Sport Italia reports it.

A contract to 2031 is a long one for a full-back and is the kind of deal clubs sign when they want to set a high price before other clubs ask, or simply to settle a player they intend to keep. Lazio lead Serie A after eleven games, unbeaten on 29 points, a point ahead of Inter, after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Napoli, as this site reported on Monday.

What is confirmed and what is not

Confirmed by the club: Lindelöf at Villa to 2028. Reported by a named outlet, with the player quoted: Floriani Mussolini at Lazio to 2031. Nothing in either story involves a fee or a move between clubs, and neither club has announced anything else this week. The January window dates for each league are on this site’s guide, and the next confirmed signings, as opposed to contract extensions, are unlikely before it opens.

Sources

1. Contract: Lindelöf extends Villa stay, Aston Villa. Read 01:24 ET, Nov 11, 2026.
2. Contract interview: Lindelöf 'super happy' with contract extension, Aston Villa. Read 01:22 ET, Nov 11, 2026.
3. Defender Lindelöf extends Villa deal, BBC Sport (as carried by Yahoo Sports). Read 01:24 ET, Nov 11, 2026.
4. Lazio, rinnovo per Floriani Mussolini fino al 2031, Sky Sport Italia. Read 01:22 ET, Nov 11, 2026.

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