Player who left Manchester United last year has contract 'terminated'
Latest Manchester United news and rumours as they prepare for their next Premier League game
Manchester United were beaten 3-0 at home by Liverpool over the weekend. They were outclassed by their rivals and need to bounce back.
The Red Devils are back in action after the international break with an away trip to Southampton. Here is a look at some of the latest news and rumours coming out of the club...
Former left-back contract terminated
Former United player Alex Telles has had his contract at Al-Nassr ‘terminated’, as per a report by talkSPORT. He left Old Trafford last year for a new challenge in Saudi Arabia but has now become a free agent.
Telles, who is 31-years-old, joined the Saudi Pro League outfit and linked up with Cristiano Ronaldo. He went on to make 44 appearances for them in all competitions, 40 of which came last season, and he chipped in with four goals.
Al Nassr have released a statement: "Al Nassr can announce that the Brazilian star Alex Telles has left the Club by mutual agreement. Thanks for everything, Alex."
He moved to England in 2020 and played 50 games for the Red Devils altogether, finding the net once. He was also loaned out to Sevilla in La Liga during his time on the books there.
Telles is an ex-Brazil international who made 12 caps for his country. He has also had stints in the past at Gremio, Galatasaray, Inter Milan and Porto in the past and will now have to weigh up his options as an unattached player.
Pundit on selection
Speaking on talkSPORT, pundit Graeme Souness said he doesn’t think Kobbie Mainoo should be starting every game for United right now. The former Liverpool man thinks the player is too inexperienced right now to carry the burden.
He said: "I have to say this, I'm not being unkind, Mainoo might be a player, but it's so Man United. This is not to be critical of Man United, it's never been any different.
"But when someone comes on the scene at Man United, in my days they were the 'new George Best', or the 'new Bobby Charlton', the 'new Denis Law'. It is FC Hollywood, they call Bayern Munich in Germany 'FC Hollywood', that's Man United here.
"If anyone shows anything, they're put into superstardom category, way before they've even become a good player. And Mainoo right now should be a player that's flitting in and out of a good team - not coming in and being asked to stand up and play against the very best teams.
"He might be a player one day, but he's certainly not the go-to man at United like they're making him out to be in midfield. They got ran over, they were not in the game yesterday."