MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly agreed a five-year contract with Porto left-back Alex Telles.
It comes after Tottenham pipped them to the signing of Sergio Reguilon, who has joined Spurs from Real Madrid.
Man Utd have reportedly agreed a five-year contract with Porto left-back Alex Telles
They have instead set their sights on 27-year-old Telles, and according to RMC, the player has agreed personal terms with United.
A transfer fee is yet to hashed out between the two clubs as PSG also remain interested in the defender.
United pulled out of the race to sign Reguilon, 23, due to Madrid’s insistence on inserting a buy-back clause into the deal.
And they turned their attention to Brazilian Telles, who is in the last year of his deal at Porto.
The Portuguese club risk seeing him leave for free at the end of the season if they don’t cash in now.
Telles’ renewal talks with Porto broke down after he asked for wages of up to £88,000 a week.
He joined the Portuguese champions in 2016 from Galatasaray and scored 13 goals with 12 assists in 49 appearances last season.
Telles is available without a buy-back clause and was previously on Chelsea’s radar before they signed Ben Chilwell for £50m from Leicester.
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The full-back spent a year on loan at Inter Milan in 2015-16 but the Serie A side elected not to make it a permanent move.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to provide competition and potentially cover for Luke Shaw, 25.
Versatile defender Brandon Williams, 21, is also a contender of United’s left side of defence, having made 43 appearances in a breakthrough campaign last season.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
