A former Manchester United scout has branded Patrick Dorgu a ‘dud’ signing and believes the club were wrong to let Alvaro Carreras leave.

Piotr Sadowski, who worked as a scout for seven years at United before his departure in August 2024, revealed in an interview with Przeglad Sportowy that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had jokingly asked him, ‘find me another Lewandowski’ during their time together at Old Trafford.

The Polish talent spotter believes United have been forced to change their transfer approach by buying ‘ready-made players’ such as Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo because Amorim now has fewer academy prospects to promote to the first-team squad.

When it was suggested that Dorgu – a £25m signing from Italian side Lecce in February – was an example of unsuccessful recruitment by Amorim

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