Patrick Dorgu has given Man Utd transfer green light despite making nine-word confession

Manchester United are said to beryllium successful talks with Serie A broadside Lecce implicit a January transportation for centre-back Patrick Dorgu, who made an eye-raising admission

Manchester United people Patrick Dorgu has admitted to being keen connected a Premier League transportation contempt confessing to thing that mightiness enactment disconnected United fans.

Dorgu is simply a self-confessed Chelsea instrumentality but helium isn't ruling retired a determination to a rival club. The Athletic reports that the Red Devils are negotiating with Serie A's Lecce for the 20 twelvemonth old's services this January.

However, United person been warned that Dorgu is improbable to permission Lecce this winter, arsenic the Italian nine look to clasp onto him until the extremity of the season. Lecce's sporting director, Pantaleo Corvino, has antecedently rejected the thought helium could permission the nine earlier the summer.

With a request to offload earlier they onboard caller faces astatine Old Trafford, talks are heating up for a imaginable deal, though the clubs haven't shaken hands conscionable yet. Last month, Corvino told Gazzetta dello Sport : "A subordinate similar him has admirers, of course, and determination are plentifulness of them, adjacent abroad.

"But Dorgu volition enactment here, and past we’ll speech astir it successful the summer, due to the fact that his destiny is already acceptable – his aboriginal belongs to him." Dorgu, tied down to Lecce until 2028, caught eyes past summer, particularly Chelsea's, stirring speech astir his future.

In an April confession to Danish media Flashscore, Dorgu expressed his long-held imagination to don Chelsea blue, reports the Manchester Evening News. But helium highlighted that his allegiance wouldn’t halt him from joining different top-flight squad.

"I don't walk that overmuch clip connected it," Dorgu said astir the rumours, adding: "There are ever rumours and my cause has been approached, but close present I americium nether declaration successful Lecce and past we'll spot what happens.

"I person been a Chelsea instrumentality for galore years, truthful of people it's wide that it is simply a dream. That's not to accidental I can't power to different teams successful the Premier League, but adjacent if things aren't going truthful good for them close now, they're my team."

Dorgu has been a regular diagnostic for Lecce successful the Serie A this season, missing lone 1 crippled owed to suspension. He's netted 3 goals and provided an assistance truthful far.

The nine is presently conscionable supra the relegation zone, sitting 16th successful the league table. Their adjacent lucifer is simply a location crippled against Inter Milan connected Sunday, with a 5pm kick-off.