Patrick Dorgu transfer: Manchester United sign Lecce defender in £30m deal

Manchester United have accomplished the signing of Lecce defender Patrick Dorgu in a deal price £30 million.

The left-back has turn out to be Ruben Amorim’s first main signing after including 18-year-old defender Ayden Heaven from Arsenal earlier this week.

The price is known to be £25.2m, plus £4.2m in add-ons, with the defender becoming a member of till 2030, together with the choice of an extra yr, having flown into Manchester on Wednesday to finish his medical at Carrington.

As Sky Sports activities Information reported upon Amorim’s appointment, left wing-back had been circled because the precedence place and was the one switch extremely prone to occur on this window whatever the membership’s scenario.

Dorgu, 20, has made 53 appearances for Lecce in Serie A since becoming a member of from Danish membership Nordsjaelland in 2022 and has been capped 4 occasions by Denmark.

‘Amorim’s imaginative and prescient is extremely thrilling’

Upon signing for United, Dorgu stated: “I’m extremely proud to have the ability to name myself a Manchester United participant; this can be a very special occasion for my entire household.

“I can’t wait to work with Ruben Amorim; his imaginative and prescient for this staff and the way forward for the membership is extremely thrilling. There’s a clear plan set out for my improvement, and I really feel that Manchester United is the proper place to fulfil my potential and full my big ambitions.”

Who is Patrick Dorgu?

Sky Sports activities’ Adam Bate:

Manchester United’s curiosity in Patrick Dorgu highlights how shortly the younger Denmark worldwide has progressed. He solely made his debut in senior soccer final yr however the Lecce left-back is already eager to take the following step in his profession.

Lecce themselves, clinging determinedly to their Serie A standing for a 3rd season in a row, recognized Dorgu in FC Nordsjaelland’s famed academy earlier than he had even damaged by way of. There too, at FCN, there may be satisfaction and satisfaction on the participant’s improvement.

“Our good scouting noticed him fairly quick,” Alexander Riget, their technical director, tells Sky Sports activities. It required Riget and the present Norwich Metropolis head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup to make the journey to Jutland to see him. “It’s a five-hour drive from right here.”

They noticed one thing in Dorgu, simply 12 years previous on the time. He performed “one yr up” of their U13 staff however was not a standout star. “He was all the time a very good participant however he developed very effectively a little bit later, on the age of 16 or 17.” Earlier than lengthy, he was gone.

“His journey is a little bit completely different from a lot of our different gamers. Usually, they play 50 to 100 video games after which depart for an even bigger membership.” Is that irritating? “No, we had been nonetheless a vital a part of his journey. We’re very pleased about his scenario in the intervening time.”

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