Forgotten loanees return to Manchester United.
Italian reporter Fabrizio Romano, who is familiar with the transfer market, said on the 2nd (Korean time), “Eric Bailly and Alex Telles먹튀검증, who left the loan, will return to Manchester United this summer.” The two players who lost their place at Manchester United chose the challenge of renting, but are facing a return.
Bai joined Manchester United from Villarreal in 2016. He raised expectations by recording a transfer fee of 40 million euros (approximately 58.8 billion won) including several options. He is a central defender who plays powerful defense based on his strong physical condition. But his ups and downs were severe. He also showed a temperamental glass body and was often disengaged. He made only 4 appearances in the league in the 2021-22 season. Eventually, ahead of this season, he chose to transfer to Olympique Marseille (France).
The sluggishness and injuries continued. He made all 14 appearances in Ligue 1 in France. In addition, he was sent off for a ‘murder tackle’ in the match against Yeres FC in the round of 64 of the Coupe de France last January. He was later sentenced to a 7-game suspension.
Telles is also a much-anticipated left-back. His attack power is outstanding. He scored 26 goals and 57 assists (195 matches) in 5 seasons at FC Porto (Portugal). He is the number of attack points that is not like a defender.
In October 2020, he transferred to Manchester United for 17 million euros (approximately 25 billion won) including options. However, he did not have the look of his sharp Porto days. He recorded 1 goal and 8 assists (50 games) over 2 seasons. In the end, he left Seville (Spain) on loan ahead of this season.
He adapted to the Spanish stage, but suffered a knee injury in December last year and was out of the team for about two months. Since then, he has gone back and forth between starting and replacing, and has not been able to secure his place. He got a chance to start in 11 of the 22 league matches he played in this season, recording 2 assists.
Meanwhile, according to Romano, it is likely that both players will leave the team after returning. Manchester United will review incoming offers for Bay and Telles.