{"id":567519,"date":"2020-09-29T10:44:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T14:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=567519"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:53:58","slug":"manchester-united-close-in-on-alex-telles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/29\/manchester-united-close-in-on-alex-telles\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United Make \u00a312 Million Bid for Alex Telles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have made an opening bid of \u00a312 million for Porto\u2019s Alex Telles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2020\/sep\/28\/manchester-united-make-opening-bid-for-portos-alex-telles?CMP=share_btn_tw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Jamie Jackson of The Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese club are refusing to let go of the left-back for less than \u00a318 million, despite his contract being up in June.<\/p>\n<p>United have lodged their first official bid to Porto for Telles with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/18\/report-alex-telles-agrees-personal-terms-with-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">personal terms reportedly already agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Submit Bid for Telles<\/h2>\n<h3>Left-Back Upgrade<\/h3>\n<p>The Brazilian is seen as an upgrade on the full-back position as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks for more attacking input.<\/p>\n<p>With concerns over <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9c94165b\/Luke-Shaw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Shaw\u2019s<\/a> fitness and inconsistencies, and with young <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5e74d6c8\/Brandon-Williams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Williams<\/a> still maturing after a breakthrough year, Telles is seen to be a perfect option for United.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year old can negotiate with clubs from January, and with the Portuguese club in some financial difficulties because of the coronavirus pandemic, Manchester United are hoping to grab the left-back on the cheap in the closing days of the window.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sistoney67\/status\/1310844409303511040\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC\u2019s Simon Stone, <\/a>talks are continuing with Porto but the club does not think \u00a318 million is realistic as he could be signed on a pre-contract in little over three months.<\/p>\n<h3>Busy week for Ed Woodward<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United are expected to be busy in the closing days of the transfer window with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/28\/report-lazio-close-to-completing-deal-for-manchester-united-midfielder-andreas-pereira\/\" target=\"_self\">Andreas Pereira<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/24\/report-roma-to-make-second-bid-for-manchester-uniteds-chris-smalling\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Smalling<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/28\/report-ac-milan-enquire-about-diogo-dalot-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Diogo Dalot<\/a> all rumoured and close in some aspects to leaving the club.<\/p>\n<p>Solksjaer is looking to be closing in on his second summer signing with Alex Telles ahead of a return to action against last weekend\u2019s opponents Brighton tomorrow night in the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"51C4QZHmQ8FlWgwivfn5zQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1228730606\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'51C4QZHmQ8FlWgwivfn5zQ',sig:'Q03k91xKJfigQ6FTpsfpCzg0fw0PpPRgcwyi44kY7bI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228730606',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have made an opening bid of \u00a312 million for Porto\u2019s Alex Telles, according to Jamie Jackson of The Guardian. The Portuguese club are refusing to let go of the left-back for less than \u00a318 million, despite his contract being up in June. 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