‘It’s strange’ – Paul Merson reveals his ‘worry’ about Man Utd transfer target Patrick Dorgu

Paul Merson says his ‘worry’ astir Patrick Dorgu is that Italy’s elite clubs appeared to springiness Manchester United a escaped tally astatine landing the Lecce full-back this winter.

United are expected to denote the accomplishment of Dorgu implicit the coming days, with the highly rated 20-year-old wing-back acceptable to go the archetypal signing of Ruben Amorim’s tenure.

After seeing an archetypal bid knocked backmost for Dorgu, United wrapped up a woody worthy successful the portion of £29million with Lecce and the Denmark planetary flew to Manchester this greeting to implicit a medical.

The Red Devils identified the near broadside of Amorim’s defence arsenic a cardinal precedence heading into the January transportation window, successful portion owed to Luke Shaw’s wounded problems implicit the past fewer seasons – which person forced Diogo Dalot to power flanks.

United are assured Dorgu’s illustration aligns with the 3-4-3 strategy favoured by Amorim and the youngster represents a importantly cheaper alternate to the likes of Nuno Mendes and Milos Kerkez.

However, ex-Arsenal and England midfielder Merson believes the evident deficiency of involvement from Serie A’s ‘big boys’ successful Dorgu should beryllium origin for interest for United fans.

‘You cognize what? I’m ever 1 of them… erstwhile idiosyncratic rips it up oregon does good successful Italy, I ever think: if Inter Milan and Juventus and Napoli and AC Milan are not coming for you…’ Merson said connected Sky Sports News.

When reminded that Napoli had been linked with Dorgu, Merson replied: ‘Just Napoli…

‘And they [Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan] are watching him week in, week retired implicit the past twelvemonth oregon so, I conscionable find that strange.

‘I don’t cognize why, I conscionable find that strange.’

Merson pointed to the illustration of Rasmus Hojlund, who has struggled to unrecorded up to his £64m terms tag since swapping Atalanta for Old Trafford 18 months ago.

‘We’ve seen it with Hojlund. Hojlund came for a batch of wealth and the large boys didn’t spell successful for him successful Italy and look what’s happened,’ helium aded.

‘He [Hojlund] hasn’t scored a batch of goals and they’ve astir apt seen that helium was excessively young astatine the time.

‘That would beryllium my lone interest [with Dorgu] but helium can’t bash immoderate worse.’

Speaking successful the aftermath of his side’s 3-1 decision of Parma connected Friday, Lecce manager Marco Giampaolo confirmed it was lone a substance of clip earlier Dorgu joined United.

‘I deliberation Dorgu volition beryllium successful Manchester tomorrow,’ helium told reporters soon aft the left-back was seen waving goodbye to Lecce supporters.

‘A splendid boy, helium gave america everything helium had. At 20 you person this opportunity, possibly you besides person different thoughts successful your head, it didn’t look close to maine to marque him play neither for Lecce nor for himself.

‘If I needed him, I would person utilized him, I thought astir it but the temptation was brief.’

United stay successful the hunt for attacking reinforcements earlier the January transportation deadline and Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel, who last week rejected Tottenham, has emerged arsenic a imaginable target.

Marcus Rashford is expected to caput successful the other direction, with Aston Villa present the frontrunners to adjacent a woody for the out-of-favour England forward.

The likes of AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and West Ham person besides been credited with an involvement successful Rashford since helium intimated helium was seeking a ‘new challenge’ successful December.

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