The 27-year-old has put his pen on paper on a four-year contract at Old Trafford, with the option of an additional year in the most sensible of that, in a move worth 16 million pounds.
Such that he had become United’s main left-back target following Sergio Reguilón’s absence from Tottenham Hotspur, left Porto after five years at the club, where he made nearly two hundred appearances, scored 26 goals and recorded more than 50 assists.
“Joining a club with the prestige of Manchester United is a great honor. You have to paint hard to get to this point in your career and now that I come to this club, I can promise you that I’ll give everything at my center to be good luck here,” Telles said on the club’s official website.
“I have won many trophies at FC Porto and need to continue at United. The coach has a transparent plan and direction for this team and I can’t wait to put on the featured jersey. “
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer went up: “First and for all, I welcome Alex to United. He is a player we have followed for some time and his performances in recent years are precisely who we are. He is a fighter and a winner and will raise genuine determination and party for the team.
“Alex has the qualities, as a player and as a person, that we have here at Manchester United. “
The Brazilian side becomes Solskjaer’s summer signing after Donny van de Beek, and independent agent Edinson Cavani is also expected to register by the deadline.