Man United's Alex Telles reveals horrific details of fractured skull in his early career

Perhaps most table thing about Man United left-back Alex Telles apart from his man bun is a huge scar on side of his head. Brazilian international wears his scar with pride and recently spoke about his skull injury in length. 28-year-old also expressed a speedy recovery to Wolves striker Raul Jimenez, who suffered a similar injury after a clash of heads with Arsenal's David Luiz last month. 

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Alex Telles skull injury: Man United star recounts skull fracture incident from his early days 

Speaking to Inside United, Man United left-back Alex Telles told how he suffered a fractured skull while playing for Gremio in Brazil. 28-year-old said, “It was from football when I was playing for Gremio. It was Gre-Nal derby, Fred was playing for Inter at time, we were rivals". Telles said that he was contesting for a high-ball with an Internacional player when ir heads clashed. Manchester United man suffered a depressed facial fracture from collision.

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During his surgery, doctors used metal plates and screws to heal his injuries. Telles was ruled out for best part of three months, with a fractured se in addition to head injury. operation involved  reconstruction of skull bone. former Porto man revealed it was a difficult and complicated moment for him, but he learnt a lot during his time off pitch. Telles said that scar is a part of his identity and a reminder of his story for rest of his life. 

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Brazilian international revealed that his injury was very similar to that of Raul Jimenez. Man United star wished Wolves striker a speedy recovery and empathised with him as he continues his recovery.  Mexican international faces a lengthy rehabilitation, but was spotted at Wolves training ground and Molineux during ir game against Spurs. When asked if Telles had a mess for Jimenez, Brazilian left-back said, "What I can say to Raul is that unfortunately, this type of scenario exists in football. It's t rmal but it happens. I've been through it as well and I'd like to wish him a lot of strength".

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Alex Telles has had a slow start to his career at Manchester United, with COVID-19 and Luke Shaw's form keeping him on sidelines. 28-year-old has featured in 12 games so far across all competitions, mainly as a backup to Shaw, but will be hoping to pounce on his limited chances and make a mark. Telles featured against Watford in FA Cup last time around and is likely to be in contention for game against Burnley on Tuesday night. 

(Im Courtesy: Man United Twitter)