‘Would be a beast under Mourinho’ – Fans react to Talisca being linked with Man United move on social media
Besiktas star Anderson Talisca has been closely linked with a Manchester United move following comments made in an interview with Globoesporte.
Talisca was asked about interest from the Red Devils and responded by saying: “That is a question I can not give an answer to just yet.
“I cannot deny there is interest but what happens next depends on Benfica and my representatives.
“There will be news on this soon.
“Look every player dreams of playing under him [Jose Mourinho].
“Mourinho wants me, he has wanted me for a long time and I am an admirer of his work.
“I had a good season so we will see what happens.”
The Brazilian ace on loan at Besiktas from Benfica enjoyed an impressive season.
The 23-year-old scored 17 times and provided six assists in all competitions.
Besiktas ended up winning the league title for a second season running.
We took a look at how fans on Twitter reacted to reports that Talisca could be United bound.
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Generally fans seemed pretty excited at the prospect of Talisca joining the Red Devils.
Jose Mourinho is looking for a powerful midfielder so could Talisca be the one? ( watch this space )
— Chigz (@Chigz2327S) June 15, 2017
Talisca is a player who has a huge stride and would be perfect for our counterattacks due to his speed and technique with the ball.
— MourinhoMUFCfan (@MourinhoMUFCfan) June 15, 2017
screaming, he single handedly beat Lyon, would be a beast under Mourinho with better players surrounding him. You sure you watched him play?
— Aaron (@WizardOfOzyakup) June 15, 2017
We’ll see, I think this move might happen and he’s not using us. Only time will tell, I wouldn’t say he’s average when we play Lingard tbh.
— A.Murtagh (@UnitedKrazy) June 15, 2017
Not everyone is on board with Talisca being the right kind of move.
Anderson Talisca is bang average. Typical example of a player talking about United to get them a move elsewhere. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/8T9y6NgPhT
— The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) June 15, 2017
Regardless of what fans think, Mourinho is a big fan and has been so since his time in charge of Chelsea.
I don’t say “Mourinho wants to sign Talisca”, but when José was at Chelsea he confessed that he wanted to sign him but that he couldn’t…
— MourinhoMUFCfan (@MourinhoMUFCfan) June 15, 2017
Decent price for a player of his calibre as well. Talisca has a £22 million [€25m] release clause.
It would actually be good for Benfica, because United sometimes can overpay a little bit
— Narciso (@narciso4life) June 15, 2017
If you are wondering how comes Talisca has not already been signed by a Premier League side if he is the real deal. Well, this is why.
sign him for due to problems to obtain the work permit in England. In those days Talisca was playing in Brazil and ended signing for Benfica
— MourinhoMUFCfan (@MourinhoMUFCfan) June 15, 2017
