Manchester United have signed Lecce full-back Patrick Dorgu, whose all-action displays have seen stylistic comparisons to Gareth Bale.

Manchester United have secured the signing of Patrick Dorgu from Serie A side Lecce for a fee of £25.2million ($31.2m; €30m) plus £4.2m in add-ons. Dorgu is United’s second signing of the January window after teenage centre-back Ayden Heaven’s arrival from Arsenal was confirmed on Saturday.

Manchester United have clinched the signing of Patrick Dorgu from Lecce for an initial £25m. The Denmark international, who is their second signing of the weekend after bringing in teenage defender Ayden Heaven from Arsenal, has been bought as a wing-back to suit new head coach Ruben Amorim ’s system.