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Manchester United are keen to sign a new left-sided player for Ruben Amorim.
The fitness issues of Luke Shaw have led Diogo Dalot to spend most of his recent Manchester United career on the left, despite being a natural right-back.
TBR Football understand Manchester United admire Patrick Dorgu – having watched the Lecce No.13 on several occasions – with scouts feeling he would be ideal for Ruben Amorim.
Now, however, TBR Football understand Manchester United have entered talks to sign another left-back in Diego Leon, although the Red Devils face competition from Arsenal.
Manchester United battling Arsenal to sign Diego Leon
Sources have now informed TBR Football that Manchester United are working on a deal for the Paraguayan wonderkid.
Scouts working for the Red Devils became aware of Leon in September, and have closely monitored his performances for Cerro Porteno ever since.
The 17-year-old has clearly impressed, as talks are now taking place over a permanent deal for the teenager, who is valued at £3m.
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Jason Wilcox – Technical Director at Old Trafford – has placed a keen focus on hoovering up top talent, with Leon next in his sights.
However – as aforesaid – Arsenal are also interested, with talks ongoing between the Gunners and Cerro Porteno.
TBR Football understand Manchester City and Tottenham are also speaking to the Paraguayan side about a deal for Leon.
Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are understood to have enquired about the defender too, while Major League Soccer clubs and teams in Argentina have previously held talks.
However, it seems Leon will be moving to Europe rather than make a switch to either of the latter two destinations.
Who is Diego Leon?
Like Shaw, who Amorim praised, was at the age of 17 when emerging at Southampton, Leon is a very, very highly rated left-back, one who has worked hard to reach this point.
We benchmarked the physicality of the Premier League using @SkillCorner data and searched Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru for a player born in 2004 or later with a physical profile that belies their age.
We suggested 2007-born Paraguayan left-back Diego León. pic.twitter.com/CSJ2DRx5i2
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Speaking to Transfermarkt, Roberto Rojas – Paraguayan Football Expert at ESPN – said: “He’s a player with a lot of promise, who happened to make this big jump into the first team at Cerro Porteno so quickly.
“As someone coming from a remote place and growing up in difficult circumstances, Leon has proven to be someone who can surpass that adversity to get to where he’s been. He’s definitely viewed highly because of his talent, recent performances for one of the biggest clubs in the country and occupying that left flank as a full-back has allowed him to be someone who can go onto the attack, start playing from the back and also be versatile.”
If a deal does materialise for Manchester United, it sounds like Leon has the quality to become a potential star under Amorim.
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