A Cinematic Milestone: Manchester United Star's Family Reflect on the Shock of the Old Trafford Switch

Manchester United full-back Patrick Dorgu's family has shared their excitement over his winter transfer to Old Trafford. They were elated when they received the news and are looking forward to seeing him shine at his new club.

He pitched up with Manchester United in February, transferring from Italian outfit Lecce, to become an important part of Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 formation at just 20 years old.

Dorgu’s mother found the sequence of events so surprising she says it “felt like a movie”, but not all of the Dane’s relatives were so shocked.

Dorgu’s brother predicted Manchester United move last year

Speaking to Danish outlet B.T., and quoted by Sport Witness, Clara, Dorgu’s mother, said: “For the previous three weeks it was everywhere in the media, that Patrick was moving to Manchester United or Napoli.

“At first, we just thought it was something the media wrote, but as time went on, it started to become real.

“Then it all came together like in a movie. It was a big milestone in our lives to see such success and the transformation from Lecce to Manchester United. We are very happy and proud of him.”

But it was less of a shock to Dorgu’s United-supporting brother Gabriel, who had this pathway mapped out since Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia went out injured.

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“I said it a long time before it was even written in the media,” Gabriel revealed. “In the summer, I told him that United could come and ask about him in January because they don’t have that many full-backs.

“I told him that he should play well for six months, because then there would be a greater chance that United would look his way. Coincidentally, it happened.”

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, it’s a great sign that Dorgu has such an enthusiastic family unit around him as he moves to a high-pressure environment like United at such a young age.

His uncle, Kingsley Ogbodo, who is also Dorgu’s agent and now lives in Manchester, along with his mother’s and brother’s support will likely be crucial in helping the young wing-back to settle in.

With that, and fellow Denmark international's Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund in the squad, Dorgu should feel at home in Manchester in no time.