Manchester United’s soon-to-be signing, Patrick Dorgu, is a “powerhouse on the pitch”.
That’s according to his Denmark U21s coach, Steffen Hojer anyway, who spoke to Tipsbladet about the highly-rated wing-back.
The 19-year-old has been edging closer to a move over the past week, with United reaching an agreement with Lecce on a deal that could rise to €40 million. The final details are now being ironed out ahead of a proposed January transfer from Italy, but Dorgu had already set his sights on a switch to the Premier League outfit long before negotiations advanced. It’s thought he will be a first-team starter who will take over the injury-plagued Luke Shaw.
Confident in his ability to step up to the top division in England, Dorgu is set to become United’s first signing under Ruben Amorim, who has made the left-flank position a priority to bolster.
Dorgu started with FC Nordsjaelland Jugend before moving up to the U19s and then being loaned to Lecce in June 2022. That loan ended the following year, but he had convinced Lecce to make it permanent and they paid €220,000 to do so the following summer.
Now he is set for a role at Old Trafford – – and Hojer has no doubts he’ll make an impact.
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And Hojer has no doubt in Dorgu’s ability and believes he has the potential to thrive under the spotlight at United.
“He’s a powerhouse on a football field,” he said. “He has an absolutely fantastic physique, is really well built and technically skilled, but most importantly, he is very humble outside the field. He is a quiet and quiet guy who is great to work with.”
“If it goes through, as there is a lot of evidence, I can first and foremost say that he must be proud of himself,” he added.
“What is so interesting is that he has not taken the direct path, but he has handled it well that he was not part of the plans in North Zealand, and then to go to Lecce’s youth department and breakthrough in Serie A, to United will buy him now.”