Premier League club Manchester United are reportedly in talks to sign age 20 Patrick Dorgu amidst speculations of looking to bolster their defensive line, find out more below
As of now, there is no official agreement for the youngster, but The Athletic claims that Ruben Amorim is looking to open formal talks.
Who is Lecce’s Patrick Dorgu, Man United transfer target, bio, age, height, parents, nationality, religion, style of play and career stats
🚨🔴 Manchester United are set to open formal talks with Lecce for Patrick Dorgu, no bid has been sent so far.
As exclusively revealed two weeks ago, he’s high on list as Kerkez and Nuno Mendes are still too expensive.
ℹ️🇩🇰 Dorgu, 100% keen on move… Lecce want around €40m. pic.twitter.com/LPnFsxeX20
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 20, 2025
According to Fabrizio Romano, United are reportedly set to open formal talks with Lecce to sign Patrick Dorgu.
While there are no bids as of now, reports suggest that Lecce could demand around €40million (£33.8m) for Dorgu.
Patrick Dorgu bio
Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu is a Danish Christian professional football player who was born on October 26, 2004, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in Husum, a local neighbourhood in Copenhagen. Patrick currently plays as a left-back or wing-back for Serie A club Lecce as well as for the Denmark national team.
Name in home country: Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu Date of birth/Age: Oct 26, 2004 (20) Place of birth: Copenhagen Denmark
Age and height
Patrick Dorgu is currently just 20 years old and stands at a height of 1.85 m.
Nationality
Patrick Dorgu is a Danish national and is of Nigerian descent.
Patrick Dorgu had a dream debut as he needed only forty-seven seconds to score his first goal for the Scandinavian bench, after coming off the bench to replace Victor Nelsson in the 81st minute and has earned caps for Denmark at U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels prior to his senior debut for the 1992 European champions.
Dorgu is qualified to represent his country of birth, Denmark as well as three-time African champions Nigeria, where his parents Paul and Clara originally hail from.
Patrick Dorgu bio
Dorgu, 20, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has represented the national team at a senior level after making his debut during the September international break. The versatile leftback, who has played at wingback and further forward for Lecce, began his career at Husum Boldklub before penning terms with Danish giants Nordsjaelland.
Patrick Dorgu, now this is a wingback. Comfortable on both the left and right sides. pic.twitter.com/M7loLEn8CT
— Frank🧠🇵🇹 (fan) (@AmorimEra_) January 20, 2025
Career
Patrick Dorgu started out playing football at local club Husum Boldklub alongside his two brothers Ifenna and Gabriel. He eventually got scouted to play for Nordsjælland’s youth academy before he joined Italian club Lecce in July 2022. The following year, in February 2023, he extended his contract with Lecce to 2027.
For the 2023/24 season, Dorgu joined Lecce’s senior squad, making his debut on August 13, 2023, during a Coppa Italia game against Como. Just one week later, he made his Serie A debut against Lazio and then scored his first goal on February 2, 2023, during a game against Fiorentina. At the international level, he started out playing for the Denmark U-21s before joining the senior team during the Nations League games against Switzerland in September 2024.
Contract
Dorgu reportedly has about three and a half years remaining on his current contract, following his last extension in October.
Patrick Dorgu at Man Utd
If Patrick does join Old Trafford, he will seemingly transition into Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 system. United are currently facing defensive problems after they had to force Diogo Dalot to play as a left-back following Luke Shaw’s injury troubles. Notably, Tyrell Malacia is reportedly looking to secure a loan move away from Old Trafford following a series of injuries.
Patrick has an Instagram account with the handle @patrick_dorgu, where he has over 26.9K followers and about 17 posts.
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