Liverpool are preparing to invest as much as €40million to sign Lecce star and reported Manchester United target Patrick Dorgu.
The left-wing-back-role is a position United are keen to bolster either in January or the summer transfer window, in a bid to ensure Ruben Amorim has the tools necessary to make the team competitive once again.
Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia have struggled with injuries and cannot be relied upon to consistently be available for the Red Devils. Combine this with the fact that both players are being linked with exits from Old Trafford and it makes sense why United are on the hunt for left-sided fullbacks.
One of the options believed to be under consideration is Dorgu. The Lecce man has made 21 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring three goals and notching one assist in that period.
While he has mostly featured as a left-back, Dorgu has also been deployed on both wings and at right-back.
Last month, Lecce’s technical director Panteleo Corvino ruled out the possibility of Dorgu being sold in January but this has done little to quell the rumours suggesting he could be on his way out of Stadio Ettore Giardiniero.
A previous report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that United had “begun exploring” whether they could get a deal for Dorgu over the line. However, it subsequently emerged that Antonio Conte’s Napoli had usurped the Red Devils in the race to secure the 20-year-old’s services.
Now, Italian outlet Solo Lecce note that Liverpool are ready to part with a significant sum of up to €40million to beat other interested parties to Dorgu’s signature.
United’s eternal rivals are aiming to acquire a replacement for the declining Andy Robertson and it seems Dorgu is someone they think can slot seamlessly into life at Anfield.
Fabrizio Romano recently told CaughtOffside about United’s pursuit of Dorgu, “United will also consider more options – one of the players they’ve been monitoring and scouting is the Danish national team full-back Patrick Dorgu, who can play on the left, on the right, and who is a very good young player who’s doing very well in Serie A.”
“But, it’s also worth mentioning that Lecce previously rejected proposals from several clubs from abroad in the summer transfer window.”
Meanwhile, United are back in action on Thursday evening when they host Southampton.
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