The left-back has been away on World Cup qualifying duty with Brazil, and was in Peru in midweek, helping his country make a good start on the road to Qatar 2022.
However, he is still in contention to feature at St James' Park, which will provide a boost as it would appear he is the likeliest of the three deadline-day arrivals to play. Edinson Cavani is still being forced to quarantine and his fellow Uruguayan, Facundo Pellistri, has been described as one for the future by Ole as he beds into life in England.
When asked by MUTV's Mark Sullivan if Telles could be an option for the 20:00 BST kick-off, the manager replied: “Yes, of course he is.