Manchester United are willing to send Alex Telles on-loan to Sporting CP in exchange for Nuno Mendes.
Telles was signed from Sporting's rivals Porto this summer for £15.3million to provide competition for Luke Shaw.
But Shaw's form has been so impressive, Telles has only played seven times in the league, with his other 14 appearances coming in cup competition.
It leaves his Old Trafford future up in the air, and Record says United are willing to see the left-back leave.
They are understood to be plotting a deal for Telles, 28, to be used as 'a bargaining chip' to sign fellow full-back Mendes.
The offer could include a £33.9million fee for Sporting and a season-long loan of Telles.
United would still need to cover at least part of the Brazil international's wages.
