Ten Hag set to sanction Man Utd sale after being ‘significantly unimpressed’
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is able to promote Alex Telles this summer season. It was beforehand revealed the Dutchman had been ‘particularly unimpressed’ with the Brazil worldwide’s efficiency in a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace final yr. And it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what occurs with the left-back, who spent final time period on mortgage at Sevilla.
Ten Hag was in attendance in May 2022 as United misplaced 1-0 to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, in a match that was overseen by Ralf Rangnick.
And it was revealed by journalist Sam Pilger on the time that the Dutchman had been ‘particularly unimpressed’ by the efficiency of Telles.
“My spies in the Crystal Palace directors box report Erik ten Hag has been shaking his head a lot and not happy,” he said.
“Particularly unimpressed with Alex Telles.”
Telles was certainly dreadful that day as United slumped to defeat.
And he was then loaned out by his supervisor mere months later, with the Brazil worldwide becoming a member of Sevilla.
Fast-forward to now and Telles’ time at Old Trafford seems to be over, three years on from his arrival.
United scouted quite a lot of totally different left-backs in 2020, again when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dominated the roost on the membership.
The Norwegian needed anyone to supply competitors for Luke Shaw, with Marcos Rojo bought.
And Telles arrived from Porto, having been a key participant for the Portuguese giants throughout his spell there.
Telles’ time at United began nicely sufficient, with the 30-year-old shining in a 2-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain on the Parc des Princes.
But that may be nearly as good because it received.
Telles did not stay as much as expectations at United and made simply 50 appearances for the membership in two years.
Yet whereas he’s open to a brand new problem elsewhere, the Brazilian has now confessed he’d by no means be part of Benfica on account of his Porto previous.
“I have an opinion about this,” he advised The Denilson Show when requested if he’d be part of Porto’s fierce rivals.
“Going back to that subject I told you about leaving a legacy at the club.
“When you play for a club and leave a legacy, leave a good image, fought so hard to play and leave a good image… I, Alex, would not play for the rival, for example.
“Because, for example, I made history at Porto, everyone likes me there.
“There’s no way to play for Benfica, you know?”
Telles isn’t the one participant who might depart United this summer season.
The membership are open to offloading Eric Bailly, with the Ivory Coast worldwide spending final season on mortgage at Marseille.
Uncertainty surrounds midfielders Fred and Donny van de Beek, whereas Scott McTominay is a goal for West Ham.
Jadon Sancho has been linked with Tottenham, having did not shine ever since his transfer from Borussia Dortmund in 2021.
Harry Maguire could also be stripped of the captaincy earlier than being proven the door, with Ten Hag open to reducing the England worldwide unfastened.
And Anthony Martial’s future is up within the air as nicely.