Liverpool’s hopes of finishing a transfer for Lecce’s Patrick Dorgu have suffered a blow.
The Merseysiders had been understood to be monitoring the Danish star together with a number of Premier League outfits, together with Chelsea and Tottenham.
The historically left-sided footballer is an extremely versatile possibility available in the market having spent eight appearances in all competitions taking part in in 4 totally different positions. Most of those, intriguingly for the Reds, have come as a right-sided winger (4). Additional to that time, it absolutely received’t have gone unnoticed by Liverpool’s recruitment division that the extremely gifted 19-year-old is left-footed.
Patrick Dorgu has signed a brand new contract at Lecce
Patrick Dorgu, to his immense credit score, has not been fazed by hypothesis linking him with a switch exit.
As such, it’s removed from stunning to listen to that {the teenager} has dedicated his future to the Serie outfit, as per a report from Fabrizio Romano on X (previously Twitter) this afternoon.
The Danish worldwide’s present phrases have now prolonged to the summer season of 2029 in a transparent blow for his Premier League suitors.
🇩🇰 Danish nationwide staff fullback Patrick Dorgu has signed new deal at Lecce legitimate till June 2029.
Chelsea (with view to maneuver on preliminary mortgage to Strasbourg) and Tottenham each needed him final summer season…
…however Lecce requested for €40m price. pic.twitter.com/MqnBFgKSm5
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 18, 2024
If the footballer was valued at £33.3m within the prior summer season window, we’d surmise that his asking value is barely prone to exponentially improve forward of the switch home windows to come back.
Who’s Patrick Dorgu?
The promising No.13 first signed for Lecce in 2022, arriving in Italy after having performed with Nordsjaelland’s youth staff.
He’s been ever-present in Denmark’s youth setup since his change to the Italian prime flight, shortly rising up the ranks to make his senior debut on September 5 in a 2-0 win over Switzerland.
Patrick Dorgu has primarily featured on the left flank at worldwide degree, additional elevating questions on the place coaches see his finest place.
From Liverpool’s perspective, not less than, it’s a conundrum they might select to research and put money into themselves ought to Mo Salah not choose to increase his contract on the membership.
