The transfer market has officially begun and Lecce has arrived with four signings already made: one for each role. Goalkeeper Fruchtl, defender Gaspar, midfielder Pierret and striker Tete Morente have been acquired. Reinforcements to fix the team in view of the next Serie A championship. Obviously, there are also outgoing movements. For now, apart from the unrenewed loans of Piccoli, Almqvist and Touba and the expiry of Dermaku, no one has been made official. In particular, among the negotiations, there are some of the gems that are being followed by many clubs. We are talking about Pongracic and Dorgu. The Croatian central defender stood out at Euro 2024, especially in the match against Italy. Fiorentina and Bologna are said to be after him. In black and white, the offer that Bologna has put on the table is ten million, especially in view of the negotiations for Calafiori.
At least 25 million
Danish full-back Dorgu has been on the notebooks of big clubs for weeks. The most interested in him would be Atalanta, but the offer is still too far from Lecce’s requests. Twelve million euros, for a player who, in perspective, gives all the certainties to become a big name. Symbolic, in fact, is the comparison with Bale that coach Gotti made a few days before the end of the championship. Lecce, on the other hand, has set the price: between 25 and 30 million euros. A high figure, yes, but representative of how much the club believes in the player and which reflects the value seen on the field. An operation like Hjulmand, in fact, less hasty and more advantageous economically. Lecce can, given the state of finances, wait and not get caught up in the rush of having to sell. And this seems to be the line of conduct for all outgoing operations.
Hero
Dorgu was the protagonist of a super season, culminating with two goals, the decisive one in the crazy match against Fiorentina and the one in Sassuolo that put an end to the key match in Lecce’s pursuit of official salvation. This is the obvious loot, but there is much more. Dorgu started as Gallo’s reserve, with D’Aversa, to then coexist with the Palermo winger, in Gotti’s chessboard. He concluded his season with 32 appearances for more than 1500 minutes played. He first covered the role of left winger in defense in the 4-3-3, to then be discovered as an attacking winger in the 4-2-3-1, switching to, when necessary, the left winger of midfield in the 4-4-2. A versatility that adds value to a player who makes speed, but also quality and creativity, his main characteristics. A natural left-footer capable of using both feet and asserting himself both in defense and in construction. This is why Corvino is banking on him a lot. Sticchi Damiani, a few weeks ago, said that if he were his father he would advise Dorgu to stay another season in Lecce to gain those skills that are then needed for the jump to Serie A football.
