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Man Utd flop joins Ronaldo at Al-Nassr on massive contract
Stuart Telford
- 18 Jul 2023 13:24 BST
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Al-Nassr are set to announce the signing of Alex Telles from Manchester United, with the Brazil left-back earning a bumper deal in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr hit the headlines in January when they signed Cristiano Ronaldo following his release from Man Utd, making him the highest-paid sportsman in history on €200 million a year.
They add Marcelo Brozovic to their squad at the start of July, the Croatian joining from Inter Milan for €18m, but were subsequently hit with a transfer ban due to unpaid monies to Leicester for the 2018 signing of Ahmed Musa.
READ: Ronaldo set for new teammates as Al-Nassr transfer ban lifted
But this has since been lifted, and Telles is set to be the first player to benefit.
"Done Deal! Alex Telles to Al-Nassr from Manchester United," tweeted Italian transfer journalist Nicolo Schira. "Contract until 2026 (€12m/year)."
Thankyou for your service Alex Telles, throwback to this strikepic.twitter.com/wuOoNtXiU7
— 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 (@CantonasCoIIar) July 18, 2023
Telles joined by Fofana… and Diaby?
Telles' transfer fee hasn't been discloded, although the player valued at €7.9m by FootballTransfers in-house algorithm is out of contract at Old Trafford next summer, potentially driving down his price.
A Brazil regular, Telles spent last season on loan at Sevilla with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia in his way at Old Trafford.
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Seko Fofana is also expected to join Ronaldo in Riyadh, the Lens captain having agreed terms on a transfer which could reach up to €30m, which would have been a club record fee for the Ligue 1 side before Lois Openda's €45m move to RB Leipzig.
Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby has also been linked with a move to Al-Nassr, but it is understood that Aston Villa are at the front of the queue to sign the fleet-footed Frenchman after lodging a €35m bid.
Al-Nassr finished as runners-up to Al-Ittihad last season - despite Ronaldo's 14 goals in 16 games - but they have also strengthened this summer, with Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Jota - Celtic's one - signed.
