Arsenal legend, Paul Merson has revealed his only ‘worry’ about Manchester United transfer target, Patrick Dorgu.
Man United are expected to announce the signing of Dorgu in the next few days.
The 20-year-old, who his highly rated, is set to become the first signing of Ruben Amorim’s tenure at Old Trafford.
However, Merson is concerned that Italy’s elite clubs like AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus and Napoli appear to have given Manchester United a free run at signing the Lecce wing-back this winter transfer window.
“You know what? I’m always one of them, when someone rips it up or does well in Italy, I always think: if Inter Milan and Juventus and Napoli and AC Milan are not coming for you,” Merson said on Sky Sports News.
But When reminded that Napoli had been linked with Dorgu, Merson replied: “Just Napoli…
“And they [Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan] are watching him week in, week out over the last year or so, I just find that strange.
“I don’t know why, I just find that strange.”
Merson then pointed to the example of Rasmus Hojlund, who has struggled to live up to his £64m price tag since joining Man United from Atalanta almost two years ago.
“We have seen it with Hojlund. Hojlund came for a lot of money and the big boys didn’t go in for him in Italy and look what is happened,” Merson added.
“He has not scored a lot of goals and they have probably seen that he was too young at the time.”
