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Manchester United have opened negotiations with Lacey over a deal sign According to reports, versatile left-back Patrick Dorgu.
The Red Devils’ miserable season went from bad to worse on Sunday as they suffered their sixth home Premier League defeat of the season. Brighton & Hove Albion ran out comfortable 3-1 winners At Old Trafford, Amorim suffered his fourth defeat against the United faithful since taking over from Erik ten Hague.
United’s defensive issues have been well documented, as has Amorim’s preference to play a wing-back system. After the defeat against BrightonThe Portuguese insisted that “I will not change the way I see the game” before warning that his players and the club’s supporters will “suffer” because he has “a way of doing things”.
One player Amorim had hoped to sign was Paris Saint-Germain’s Nuno Mendes, who worked with the turbo-charged Portuguese full-back at Sporting CP. But now it seems the 22-year-old will do it instead extended his contract in the French capitalending any possibility of a reunion in Manchester.
The Athletic reports that United’s attention has turned to Lesina Dorgu and discussions have begun over a potential transfer.
The 20-year-old, capped four times at international level by Denmark, only signed a new four-year contract with Lacy in October, but his impressive performances in Serie A have caught the eye of United’s scouts.
Dorgu has started 19 of Lacy’s 21 Serie A games this season, not only at left-back but also at right-back and right wing. It is these attacking tendencies that may have caught the eye of Amorim, who has occasionally used the ever-improving Amad as a forward-footed right wing-back.
combinedThe urgent need to sign a new left-back has been highlighted by Diogo Dalot’s inconsistent performances in a role largely unfamiliar to him. The Portuguese international is a right-back by trade but has increasingly featured on the opposite side as Luke Shaw continues to battle various injury problems.
Nousair Mazroi is also capable of playing on the left and has filled in on occasions, but he is also stronger on the right and has been preferred in that role to allow Amad to move forward.
