Manchester United’s business today, and during the January window generally, has been weighted towards securing exits from Ruben Amorim’s squad.
Room is thought to be needed financially to bring players in and with Antony’s move to Real Betis said to be imminent and Alejandro Garnacho looking ever closer to the exit, there should be room for an incoming.
Monday saw Lecce’s Patrick Dorgu heavily linked with the Premier League club. Corriere dello Sport and, especially, Gazzetta dello Sport were quite bullish on the chances of the transfer happening.
Tuesday had been largely quiet, but now Gianluca Di Marzio’s team come forward with an update. According to their report, Manchester United’s Matt Hargreaves and intermediaries met with Lecce officials to discuss the move.
The meeting was in Milan, and the intermediaries involved were Leon Angel and Frank Trimboli of CAA Base. Lecce had their president and a director there.
Manchester United’s offer for Dorgu stands at €30m plus a further €5m in potential bonus payments. As it stands, Lecce want more… so further negotiations are needed.