Patrick Dorgu completes Man Utd transfer to become Ruben Amorim’s first signing

Manchester United person signed Lecce and Denmark left-back Patrick Dorgu successful a woody worthy successful the portion of £29million.

The 20-year-old, considered 1 of the astir promising young wing-backs successful European football, has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a five-and-a-half twelvemonth declaration astatine Old Trafford.

The Red Devils prioritised strengthening the near broadside of Ruben Amorim’s defence heading into the January transportation window, successful portion owed to Luke Shaw’s persistent wounded woes implicit the past 2 seasons.

Dorgu becomes the archetypal signing of Amorim’s reign arsenic caput manager and the sixth caller enlistee since Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s partial takeover of United 12 months ago.

Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee and Noussair Mazraoui each completed moves to the Theatre of Dreams past summertime with INEOS astatine the helm.

Dorgu appeared to question goodbye to Lecce’s supporters aft the side’s 3-1 triumph implicit Parma connected Friday nighttime earlier catching a formation to Manchester the pursuing greeting to implicit a medical.

‘I americium incredibly arrogant to beryllium capable to telephone myself a Manchester United player; this is simply a precise peculiar time for my full family.

‘I cannot hold to enactment with Ruben Amorim; his imaginativeness for this squad and the aboriginal of the nine is incredibly exciting.

‘There is simply a wide program acceptable retired for my development, and I consciousness that Manchester United is the cleanable spot to fulfil my imaginable and implicit my immense ambitions.’

Dorgu’s tactical flexibility and versatility stood retired arsenic United scoured the marketplace for a full-back who would beryllium suited to the 3-4-3 strategy implemented by Amorim since his accomplishment from Sporting.

The Dane impressed connected some flanks aft breaking into Lecce’s first-team successful August 2023, consistently causing absorption defenders problems successful Serie A with his gait and powerfulness successful the last third.

He featured successful each but 2 of Lecce’s league games astatine this midway constituent of the campaign, racking up 2 goals and assistance successful the Italian apical flight.

In total, Dorgu made 57 appearances successful each competitions for Lecce, portion picking up 4 caps for the elder Denmark nationalist side.

United fought disconnected stiff contention to seizure Dorgu’s services, with Napoli proprietor Aurelio De Laurentiis reported to person made an unsuccessful verbal connection for the youngster past month.

The big-money merchantability represents a important nett for Lecce, who signed Dorgu from the Nordsjaelland’s academy for a interest of conscionable €200,000 (£167,000) successful 2022.

It’s understood Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez, 21, and Paris Saint-Germain’s Nuno Mendes, 22, were besides nether consideration earlier United ramped up their efforts to motion Dorgu this winter.

United stay successful the hunt for attacking reinforcements and are eyeing a imaginable determination for Mathys Tel, conscionable days aft the Bayern Munich guardant turned down a power to Tottenham.

There remains uncertainty implicit the aboriginal of Marcus Rashford, who past period indicated that helium was keen for a ‘new challenge’ distant from his boyhood club.

The likes of AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and West Ham person been credited with an involvement successful Rashford successful caller weeks, with Aston Villa the latest Premier League squad to beryllium linked.

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