Manchester United has begun negotiations to sign Patrick Dorgu, a 20-year-old left wing-back.
Diogo Dalot was obliged to play on the left side of his defense as a stopgap since Ruben Amorim has had trouble getting picked there.
Tyrell Malacia is well again but hasn’t entirely recovered from his 17-month injury layoff, while Luke Shaw would be the clear pick to play there but is ailing.
Therefore, after lining up alternatives on incoming and exiting deals, Man Utd transfer bosses are finally moving in the market to bring in players Amorim, 39, would desire in his 3-4-3 style.
Dorgu, a star for Lecce, is one of the names being touted for a future contract.
Although United has not yet made an official proposal, negotiations are moving along, and nothing has been agreed upon with the Serie A club over the Dane.
Following the star’s October signing of a new contract that runs through 2028, Lecce is in a strong negotiating position.
He arrived from Nordsjaelland, a Danish club, in 2022 and has since made 43 appearances for them, including three goals in Serie A this season.
Due to their ability to play on both the left and right flanks, left-footers have been recognized as a profile that can match the 3-4-3 system.
Amad Diallo or Noussair Mazraoui, who have probably been the team’s best and most reliable players this season, have typically filled the right wing-back position. This is true even prior to the manager change.
Although sources in Italy have suggested a possible price tag as high as £42 million, Dorgu’s market value is currently £17 million after paying Lecce £200k.
The first departures should occur even sooner, even though this is the first possible signing of the Amorim era.
Alejandro Garnacho is apparently being courted by Napoli, Marcus Rashford is reportedly in negotiations to go on loan to Italy, and Antony is supposedly close to leaving on loan to Real Betis.
Both Antony and Garnacho came off the bench during Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Brighton at Old Trafford.
Amorim claimed that Rashford’s absence was “best for the team” and he was once again left out of the squad.
On Thursday, Manchester United will play Rangers in the Europa League.
If they lose, they risk missing out on the automatic league phase qualification berths that are awarded to the top eight clubs in the new format, which is the same as the Champions League.
An enhanced transfer plan is presumably one of the seven reasons Red Devils supporters should be optimistic, according to SunSport.