The 20-year-old was crowned Denmark’s young player of the year on Monday and continues to make headlines in Italy. The versatile Lecce winger has been impressing in Serie A every week for over a year. Signed in 2023, Dorgu has continued to progress at Lecce and was already linked with a move this summer. The childhood Chelsea fan would ultimately be disappointed as the Blues and Tottenham were ruled out of a move to his side demanding €35-40 million.
Rather than sulking, he has made further progress since the summer and was recently rewarded with a new long-term lease. Despite this, it seems that Dorgu will not stay in Lecce for very long. On Monday, Fabrizio Romano revealed that the Dane should “
to relocate » in 2025.
La Gazzetta dello Sport now provides an update on their situation, claiming that rather than Chelsea, it is actually Napoli who are taking Dorgu’s potential signing seriously. It is well known, of course, that Antonio Conte is an admirer of Dorgu. After his Napoli side beat Lecce earlier this season, the coach headed straight to Dorgu to speak to him after the match.
The aforementioned report states that Napoli are intensifying their pursuit of the winger. It is claimed that the 2023 Serie A champions are planning to make a €30m offer in January, but would leave Dorgu on loan at Lecce until the end of the season to sweeten the deal. Napoli are determined to build a team that can not only compete in Serie A but also be competitive in the Champions League and to achieve this they believe they need two high quality players per position.
Naples rushes towards Dorgu
Dorgu, due to his young age, proven qualities and potential market value, is seen as an ideal target and Napoli are trying to get a deal done quickly. The problem is that Lecce is sticking to its valuation of 40 million euros for the moment.
“In short”, writes the newspaper, “ Naples is serious and Dorgu is flattered by the interest of the blue club, where he could continue his progress under the guidance of a master tactician like Conte… Dorgu is not the type to feel the pressure and in the hands of Conte, he can become a new (Achraf) Hakimi.“
