Lecce president Saverio Sticchi Damiani admitted he refused offer from Manchester United for versatile star Patrick Dorga.
Dorgu has emerged as a key target for United as they look to provide head coach Ruben Amorim with an attacking left-back and the Red Devils held a meeting with Lecce on Tuesday to try to get a deal over the line.
However, they left without a deal, and Sticchi Damiani has now revealed the details of the meeting.
“The meeting went well, it was a cordial meeting,” he said Sky Sports Italy. “It is a pleasure for us to sit at the table Manchester United and talk about a player who comes from our Primavera. This means that it is an extraordinary growth path for the club and we are very satisfied with it.
“We explained to Manchester that our will at the moment is to try to keep our team unchanged, keeping all the big names, especially Dorg. We tried to make them understand that for us this important time in the story of the season could have achieved a third historic survival [from relegation].
“Although we are flattered by Manchester’s offer, for us the priority is the sporting result which is of fundamental importance.”
United are believed to have offered an initial €30m (£25.4m) plus a further €5m (£4.2m) in bonuses to sign Dorgu this month, but Lecce are looking for something closer to the guaranteed €40m (£33.8 million pounds). sell your star defender, sa Napoli is reportedly close to meeting that asking price.
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