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Manchester United have been handed a “important enhance” of their pursuit of Patrick Dorgu because the 20-year-old fullback would reportedly “discover it tough” to show down a January switch to Outdated Trafford
GIVEMESPORT reveals the Purple Devils have “begun exploring the likelihood” of signing the Lecce star within the winter window with membership officers eager to buttress Ruben Amorim with a brand new left wingback, given the dearth of viable choices in that place within the United squad.
Each senior left backs – Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw – have skilled long-standing damage points lately with Malacia having solely not too long ago retuned from a critical knee downside, whereas Shaw has suffered one more setback.
This has pressured Amorim, as was usually the case for Erik ten Hag earlier than him, to deploy Diogo Dalot out of place at LWB, regardless of the Portuguese worldwide favouring the best hand-side of defence.
The end result has seen United usually battle to penetrate down the left wing with Amorim’s trademark 3-4-3 system utterly reliant upon the LWB to offer width and attacking thrust, because the LAM within the entrance three performs extra centrally.
As such, a brand new LWB is an pressing precedence for the membership and Dorgu, who has emerged as one of many main fullbacks in Serie A regardless of his tender age, seems tailor made for the function.
The Danish worldwide is a bodily strong defender with excellent velocity. He additionally possesses good technical capacity and a robust engine to have the ability to rise up and down the flank with ease – attributes Amorim calls for from his wingbacks.
Dorgu has additionally performed on each flanks for Lecce with this positional versatility prone to be engaging to Amorim given his receptiveness to his wingbacks enjoying on their opposing foot.
Bitter rivals Liverpool have additionally been linked with a transfer for Dorgu, whereas Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are additionally rumoured suitors, however it seems United are prepared to leap the rising queue as they mull over a January raid for the gifted 20-year-old.
The report by GIVEMESPORT reveals, “Manchester United have begun exploring the potential of having the ability to leapfrog the likes of arch-rivals Liverpool within the queue for Dorgu’s signature, in accordance with GMS sources, they usually have been given optimism about their possibilities of reaching an settlement with Lecce because it has emerged that he can be eager to make the most of the possibility to make a giant transfer.”
Dorgu signed a brand new five-year deal earlier this season, tying him to the Italian membership till 2029, and probably scuppering a transfer within the close to future.
Nonetheless, his wages – believed to be as little as £10,000-a-week – and the actual fact Lecce are reported to be prepared to entertain affords within the area of £30 million affords hope to United, even when the membership’s funds are anticipated to be restricted this winter.
Given how integral a bodily imposing wingback is in Amorim’s excessive depth model, and the present squad’s ongoing points with offering the 39-year-old coach with what he wants on the left flank, it might be a worth the membership want to pay, no matter how they do it.
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