Manchester United suffered yet another humiliating Premier League defeat at home on Sunday, this time to bogey team Brighton and Hove Albion.
After the game, Ruben Amorim claimed this is the worst United team in history and warned fans that things will get a lot worse before it eventually improves.
That message seemed to wake up INEOS with the Red Devils linked with a sensational move for Patrick Dorgu of Lecce on Monday.
It has been clear for quite sometime now that left wingback is an area of concern with right-back Diogo Dalot forced to play in that position due to Luke Shaw’s injury-enforced absence while Tyrell Malacia has struggled since his return from long-term injury.
INEOS spring into action
The Netherlands international is expected to depart soon and thankfully, the new co-owners seem to have finally realised the importance of helping the head coach in this window with the club staring at a relegation scrap.
The Serie A side are looking to earn as much as €40 million from the Danish star’s sale with United looking to complete a deal for around €10 million less.
However, it will not be a straightforward deal to complete if TBR Football are to be believed. They have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur are also eyeing the 20-year-old and are ready to “hijack” United’s proposed deal.
“Manchester United have been assessing left-wing backs this month and Patrick Dorgu might be the chosen option with talks having commenced, sources have told TBR Football.
Spurs also looking at Dorgu
“The Red Devils are set to face competition for his signature though as Tottenham Hotspur are one of several clubs who have also shown an interest.”
The defender is eager to move to the Premier League and could be the perfect fit for Amorim’s 3-4-3 system. He already has three goals and one assist for Lecce this season.
The Denmark international has the experience of playing as a wingback for his current club and is very versatile and also capable of playing on either flank.
There has been a lot of interest from within Italy as well as from England and it would be quite the coup if the Red Devils can pull this deal off.
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Ayantan Chowdhury
Ayantan has worked for 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites but his heart was always set on writing about his favourite club. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25
