Manchester United could well make their move for Porto left-back Alex Telles now they have missed out on Sergio Reguilon to Tottenham, according to reports in the Portuguese media.
The Brazilian has just ten months left on his contract at the Estadio do Dragao and Porto are believed to be willing to sell the defender for €20m (£18m). Supporters on Twitter are not sure whether to believe this latest rumour:
Better deal tbh, as much as I hate woodward he was right to pull out of reguillon
— mstewart ?? (@mstewart0202) September 18, 2020
Lol. A formal bid in a few days.
— jfield03 (@jfield03) September 18, 2020
I actually prefer Telles to Reguilon.
— Pseudo_ (@Peter26827342) September 18, 2020
Will be a better a deal in terms of finances, particularly.
— Anurag Singh (@Desi_Pitt) September 18, 2020
Hopefully we get this signing done before he turns 30.
— Michael Kernan (@Michaelk696) September 18, 2020
United are always close to a deal but they always end up not paying the money!
— ?G Puppy??? (@GPuppy5) September 18, 2020
Plz make it happen @ManUtd ??
Give us some arsenal for the #EPlusSquad— Deep Mitra Roy(Zakk) (@dx_roy) September 18, 2020
That's what we've been hearing for months now
— wazza (@Gautamawazza) September 18, 2020
Not happening don't get your hopes high ??
— richard daniel (@ridanx) September 18, 2020
Please don't…
Dont give me hope— Your Mama's boy (@IkramAkanni) September 18, 2020
Porto have not been able to agree a new contract with Telles and, with the transfer deadline only a few weeks away, they have decided to lower their asking price to prevent him from leaving for nothing next year.
The defender would certainly be an interesting alternative to Reguilon. He has experience of playing at the highest level, and he is still only 27 years of age. The lack of interest in him is a major concern, though, with Paris Saint-Germain the only club to have reportedly entered talks to sign the fullback earlier this summer.
