Premier League: Manchester United defender Alex Telles joins La Liga’s Sevilla on season-long mortgage

Manchester United have introduced that defender Alex Telles has joined La Liga aspect Sevilla on a season-long mortgage deal.

The 29-year-old left-back joined United in October 2020 from FC Porto and has made 50 appearances for the Red Devils in two campaigns. He was offering competitors for Luke Shaw.

With Manchester United signing Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord throughout this 12 months’s summer time switch window, Telles’ place within the squad was in jeopardy and now he has sealed a transfer to Sevilla, the place he’ll get to participate within the UEFA Champions League this 12 months.

This transfer will see Telles play in a sixth nation as he has stints in Portugal, Turkey, Brazil, England and Italy in his profession.

In an announcement on Manchester United’s web site, it was mentioned that Telles had agreed to spend the 2022/23 season on mortgage with Sevilla in Spain.

“Manchester United defender and Brazil international Alex Telles has agreed to spend the 2022/23 season on loan with Sevilla in Spain,” learn the assertion.

The assertion additionally mentioned that the Brazilian was a well-liked member of the squad and leaves with everybody’s finest needs forward of the brand new marketing campaign.

“A popular and professional member of the squad, Telles leaves United with everybody’s best wishes for the campaign to come and Reds supporters will be following Sevilla’s results from afar,” learn the assertion.

During his time at United, Telles scored one objective, which was a volley in opposition to Villareal in final season’s Champions League group sport at Old Trafford.

The objective was voted because the third-best objective of the competitors by the followers on UEFA.com.

After the transfer was made official, Telles had a message for everybody at Manchester United on his official Instagram account. The 29-year-old mentioned that he could be supporting the workforce and cheering them on this season and thanked them for the good moments to date.

“To everyone at United: colleagues, staff, fans. I will be supporting and cheering you on all season. Thanks for the moments so far. Alex Telles,” mentioned Telles.

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