Man United transfer news: Cheaper left-back alternative 'added to shortlist' amid Nuno Mendes, Milos Kerkez interest

Manchester United person added a 'cheaper' left-back to their shortlist of targets for the January transportation window, according to a report.

Red Devils caput manager Ruben Amorim is believed to beryllium keen to adhd a caller wing-back and striker to his squad this period earlier an expected squad overhaul takes spot successful the summer.

The wing-back area, successful particular, is 1 that needs addressing successful the eyes of erstwhile Man United defender Gary Neville if Amorim wishes to instrumentality with his preferred 3-4-2-1 system.

"If you don't person the wing-backs functioning up and down, that are capable to onslaught and support arsenic arsenic bully - and determination aren't galore of those astir by the mode due to the fact that determination aren't galore teams who play wing-backs - past you're going to struggle," Neville told Sky Sports.

"You request 2 rather unsocial players successful those wide areas and I deliberation that's the starting point. That's thing against [Noussair] Mazraoui and [Diogo] Dalot, they're precise consenting and doing the champion occupation that they can. But to maine they're the 2 areas [that request addressing] successful this system."

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Man United weighing up Dorgu swoop?

Recent reports person linked Man United with left-back duo Nuno Mendes from Paris Saint-Germain and Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth, who are some thought to beryllium precocious connected the Red Devils' buying list.

However, it is understood that Man United person 'no budget' for the January transportation model and volition beryllium incapable to fortify their squad unless determination are immoderate important outgoings.

Amorim's broadside whitethorn truthful conflict successful their pursuits of Mendes and Kerkez, with the second believed to beryllium valued by Bournmouth successful the portion of £40m.

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Man United person present identified four-cap Denmark planetary Patrick Dorgu arsenic a cheaper alternate to some Mendes and Kerkez and person added him to their database of targets.

Romano adds that the Red Devils person been monitoring the Lecce wideman successful caller months, portion Serie A outfit Napoli are besides funny successful the 20-year-old.

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Who is Lecce starlet Patrick Dorgu?

Born successful Copenhagen, Dorgu is of Nigerian descent and began his vocation successful the academies of Danish duo Husum Boldklub and Nordsjaelland, earlier moving to Italy to articulation Lecce successful 2022.

The 6ft 2in wideman, who is comfy operating connected either flank arsenic a full-back oregon winger, made his elder debut for Lecce successful August 2023 and has since developed into a first-team regular for the Serie A side.

Across each competitions, Dorgu has made 54 appearances for Lecce, scoring 3 goals successful 18 Italian top-flight matches truthful acold this season.

Romano reported successful December that Lecce rejected approaches from Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Strasbourg for Dorgu, who is present expected to permission I Giallorossi successful 2025, adjacent though helium is nether declaration until June 2029.

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