Despite Manchester United’s best attempts, they have been unable to break the deadlock with Lecce over a move for Patrick Dorgu in January.
As recently relayed by The Peoples Person, the Red Devils saw their latest bid of £23 million plus add-ons turned down by the Italian club after United officials flew to Milan in a bid to break the ice.
But INEOS are in no mood to give up with a fresh approach expected soon despite Lecce’s president Sticchi Damiani publicly claiming that they do not want to lose their talisman this month.
Napoli, who are also interested in the Danish starlet, have offered to loan back the player for the remainder of the season after acquiring his signature in January, a proposal that could hand them the advantage in the race.
New meeting regarding Dorgu planned
Lecce have been demanding €40 million for the 20-year-old’s signature and should the Old Trafford side cough up that amount, the Naples outfit will have no hope of matching that and Dorgu will fly to Manchester immediately.
As revealed by Calciomercato, United officials are set to hold yet another meeting with their Lecce counterparts in the next three days to try and come to an agreement with Ruben Amorim desperate for reinforcements at left wingback.
“President Sticchi Damiani has publicly stated that he wants to keep Dorgu until June, because he is important in the fight for survival, however there are no certainties about the winger’s permanence at Lecce.
“This is because Manchester United, as confirmed by Calciomercato.it, intend to relaunch their pursuit of the Danish winger of Nigerian origins.
“A new summit has been set between the two clubs in three days. But it cannot be ruled out that it could be brought forward, given that the ‘Red Devils’ are serious about the 20-year-old.”
Whatever their president has claimed, internally the Serie A side are preparing for Denmark international’s departure in this window with Lecce tabling an offer for Danilo Veiga, a 22-year-old defender for Estrela Amadora in Liga Portugal.
Lecce preparing for the inevitable
The player has already reached a basic agreement to move to Old Trafford and it seems only a matter of time before he is seen playing in red.
There was interest from within the Premier League as well but United are firmly in the driver’s seat as of today with the gap in valuation decreasing by the day.
Amorim has been forced to play Diogo Dalot at left wingback with the Portugal international struggling, especially in an attacking sense.
United have already ruled out a move for Alvaro Fernandez this winter which shows how confident they are of landing Dorgu.
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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
