Alex Telles arrives at Botafogo after good periods in Europe and Saudi Arabia and after competing in the World Cup. Side arrives with many expectations
On the last day of the second transfer window, Botafogo surprised by signing left-back Alex Telles. The Brazilian player was free on the market after terminating his contract with Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia. The full-back signed a two-year deal with Alvinegro and arrives to intensify the competition for the left side of defense.
With Cuiabano injured and expected to be out of the team for at least a month, Glorioso has been looking for a suitable replacement and now Alex Telles could step in, as he was on the bench for Al-Nassr and played his last match for the Arab team on August 27.
CAREER
Botafogo’s newest addition was revealed by Juventude, where he joined the professional team at the age of 19, in 2011. Playing for Juve, he made his mark and attracted the attention of Grêmio, who signed him in 2013, the season in which the tricolor gaucho competed. Libertadores. Even with a brief stint at the Rio Grande do Sul club, he was a key player in the second-place season of the Brazilian team led by Luxembourg.
Distinguishing himself throughout the season, he was voted the best left-back in the league and at the beginning of 2014 he was sold to Galatasaray for 6 million euros (around 19 million reais at the time).
In Turkey he spent two seasons playing at a high level, so much so that Inter signed him on loan. After this period in Italy, Alex Telles attracted the attention of Porto, who spent €6.5 million (about R$23.6 million at the time) to sign him.
It was playing for the Portuguese team that the full-back reached the peak of his career, also arriving in the much sought-after Brazilian team. He played five years in Porto, in the 2019/20 season he provided 18 assists and finished second in the Portuguese championship with 11 goals (he was the official penalty taker of the team).
After five years in Portugal, the Brazilian was signed by Manchester United in England. His time with the English team, however, was not the best, being the backup to Luke Shaw. After two seasons, he was loaned to Sevilla and there he once again had a chance in the national team, being called up for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In the same year, Alex suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in the match against Cameroon, in the third round of the World Cup group stage.
After a long recovery period, the full-back was signed by Al-Nassr for 7 million euros (about 37 million R$). For the Saudi club, the Brazilian played 44 games, scored three goals and provided four assists.
Characteristics
Alex Telles arrives at Botafogo bringing with him a lot of experience, and the player can add a lot of quality to the Rio team. In addition to his defensive commitment, Telles has a great offensive game and comes a lot to support the attack. In general he is a very complete full-back, he has speed, he is good in both defense and attack, good at set pieces (he takes penalties and corners) and has good passes and crosses. Glorioso has signed a full-back of great quality who will be very important in this final stage of the season.
Source: Terra
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