Alex Telles hopes to seal Manchester United move from Porto this week

• Talks for Brazilian left-back are advanced but fee not settled
• Telles’s time at Porto suggests he will score and set up goals

Alex Telles is hopeful of sealing a move to Manchester United from Porto this week and becoming Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s second signing of the window.

Negotiations for the 27-year-old left-back are advanced and Telles is optimistic a transfer is close to completion. The Brazilian has a release clause of €40m (£36.7m) but United are attempting to drive down his price to a maximum of €25m because Telles is in the final year of his contract. The player’s salary at United would be about £75,000 a week.

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