LONDON, Oct 6 — Manchester United responded to their defensive woes by signing Brazil left-back Alex Telles from Porto for a reported initial fee of £13.5 million (RM72.8 million) yesterday. Telles agreed a four-year contract, with the option to extend by a further year, just 24 hours after...
FC Porto's Brazilian defender Alex Telles takes a penalty-shot to score his team´s third goal during the Portuguese League football match against Moreirense FC at the Dragao stadium in Porto July 20, 2020. — AFP pic
The 27-year-old is set to replace Luke Shaw at left-back as United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tries to plug the holes in his leaky defence. Solskjaer added: “First and foremost, I welcome Alex to United. He is a player we have been tracking for some time and his performances over the past few years are exactly what we are looking for.“Alex has the qualities, both as a player and as a person, that we want here at Manchester United.”
The 18-year-old Ivorian has been on the radar of United scouts since 2016, when he was spotted playing at Under-15 level.
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