Alex Telles - SIGNED for United

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I'd rather have a fullback who's a great attacker and an average defender than the opposite. Telles seems a solid option at an attractive price and the leaks suggests it could happen soon. Would be great news.
 
Haven’t seen much bar YouTube clips but seems to play with the tenacity and pace I’d love from a full back.
 
Inigo Montoya said:
Looking at his running, he'll free up Rashford a bit more as Shaw is a much safer bet defending wise but lacks that progression when we want to break down teams who tend to sit back. It should allow Williams to play RB to cover AWB, and not have to cut back onto his right
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I agree with this. His injury record is superb as well. Very consistent player.
 
Jev said:
I'd rather have a fullback who's a great attacker and an average defender than the opposite. Telles seems a solid option at an attractive price and the leaks suggests it could happen soon. Would be great news.
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I agree. This is what makes Trent better than Wan Bissaka. AWB is better defensively hands down but Trent is so much smarter and better as an all round footballer.
 
I, for one, look forward to Harry Maguire being dragged out to left back to cover for our new attacking full back. It really utilises all of his strengths.
 
using Man Utd again to get another team/PSG to pay up, with Bernat's injury
 
ravi2 said:
Bernat tore his ACL and will be out for a while. PSG will get him if they want him.
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Highly plausible. Will be right in the middle of our 'preparing an offer' stage. Poor old Woodward would never see it coming.
 
VP89 said:
I mean top 4 but interesting your concern extends to other sides.

Have you seen him? Personally I don't see the point of he's not defensively sound (which is an apparent weakness of his). But if Ole plans to do 3 at the back for certain games then sure Telles may be a good shout.
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Seen him enough to know he's not good enough defensively and that's in a team where he doesn't have to do a lot of defensive work.

But, Luke Shaw will miss games this season and if we could get Telles for a decent price he'd be useful to bring on from the bench for Shaw after 60 minutes at home if we are 2-0/3-0 up against everybody in the League from 6th downwards, and he could start in the FA Cup/League Cup matches, plus he'd be ideal to start as a LWB in a 3-5-2 if we decide to play that system in the Champions League.
 
UNITED ACADEMY said:
And by the time this guy at his 30, the 17 years old left back we signed from Real Madrid academy this year will be ready for first team football.
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And the whole world will be in total lockdown so no football....if the planet's no dead by then
 
SinNombre said:
Telles is an interesting one.

Very good stats and consistently for a while now, but why is he still at Porto. Sancho + Telles (if his stats can translate) would still be a good window.

Can one of the Portuguese shed some color?
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To be fair, Bruno was in a much smaller
club than Porto, and he is only 15 months younger than Telles. Not sure it means that much.
 
Class of 63 said:
I'm finishing the day hoping we sign him having thought this morning if we sign him for £20m Ed Woodward should get tickled to within an inch of his life, football transfers, bloody hell - shut that bloody window!
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I think it could be Euros too not pounds which is even better
 
Brophs said:
I, for one, look forward to Harry Maguire being dragged out to left back to cover for our new attacking full back. It really utilises all of his strengths.
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Luke Shaw does himself absolutely no favors in that department at all. He jogs back to his position. Telles can't be worse than Shaw there.
 
KristianMackle said:
Luke Shaw does himself absolutely no favors in that department at all. He jogs back to his position. Telles can't be worse than Shaw there.
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Then do you think Shaw would have jogged back into position when we played Seville, allowing the guy to score with ease? Doubt it
 
Haven't seen enough to say if he'll automatically start over Shaw, but the depth is 100% needed and especially a fullback like him. Excellent going forward and on the ball to help our build up and delivery from the wing. Exactly what we need. If we do 3 at the back, Shaw would be LCB and Telles LWB. 4 at the back either rotate them depending on form, fitness (so telles) or opponent. Or slight chance that Shaw goes as Maguires partner as CB, and they play together anyway. Wouldn't be surprised if it worked.
 
Never seen him play.

Telles more about him please.
 
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