Patrick Dorgu Man Utd shirt number revealed as he follows in footsteps of cult heroes

Manchester United person completed the £30m signing of defender Patrick Dorgu from Lecce and helium volition don a fig antecedently worn by immoderate large names

Patrick Dorgu volition deterioration the fig 13 garment astatine Manchester United aft completing a £30m determination from Lecce.

The Denmark defender, 20, was paraded successful beforehand of his caller fans earlier Sunday’s Premier League crippled astatine Crystal Palace. And by wearing 13 helium follows successful the footsteps of cult leader Ji-sung Park and nine fable Brian McClair.

Third-choice goalkeeper Lee Grant was the past to person it during the 2021/22 play portion erstwhile stoppers see Mark Bosnich, Anders Lindegaard and Roy Carroll. Further backmost some Gary Neville and member Phil, arsenic good arsenic Ryan Giggs, person donned the fig aboriginal successful their careers.

Dorgu has worn the fig ever since his clip with Midtjylland and it had been his fig astatine Lecce. He has besides worn it for the nationalist team.

Dorgu has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a declaration until June 2030, with the enactment of an further year.

And the versatile defender said: “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.”

Jason Wilcox, Manchester United's method director, said: “Patrick is simply a truly breathtaking talent; his beardown antiaircraft and attacking attributes, adaptability and work-rate volition marque him a cardinal portion of Ruben Amorim’s squad.

“Patrick has had a superb commencement to his career, and astatine the property of conscionable 20, we cognize helium volition proceed to make nether the guidance of our fantabulous coaching team.

“Patrick is the latest breathtaking young subordinate that we person brought into the club.

“We judge that each of these talents has world-class imaginable and the quality to play a cardinal relation successful achieving the occurrence that everyone astatine Manchester United is striving for.”

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