Patrick Dorgu | Medical today? No. Weekend.

[Bojan Djordjic]

How is it pointless? He's clearly good enough in an attacking sense that the coach has decided to deploy him further forward.

Not the original poster but the benchmarks are completely different for an attacker than a defender. Check his profile on fbref as a defender in which his attacking stats are maxed out and as a winger where they look pretty poor. This doesn't suggest that he is good enough to be an attacker rather that even a mediocre winger's numbers would look great for a full back.

 

[Raven]

Not the original poster but the benchmarks are completely different for an attacker than a defender. Check his profile on fbref as a defender in which his attacking stats are maxed out and as a winger where they look pretty poor. This doesn't suggest that he is good enough to be an attacker but that even a mediocre winger's numbers would look great for a full back.

It would suggest to me that the team are struggling and he wants his better attackers closer to goal.

 

[Bojan Djordjic]

It would suggest to me that the team are struggling and he wants his better attackers closer to goal.

Him being one of Lecce's best attackers and him being a not very good attacker can both be true

 

[Ekeke]

Looks like Valentin Barco is on the move from Brighton to Strassborg for a loan with obligation to buy for £8.35 million. Another highly rated 20 year old left fullback

Will be very interesting to see how he does compared to Barco, costing almost 1/3 as much as Dorgu. Hopefully Dorgu will be 3 times as good, I'm skeptical

 

[Rolaholic]

Looks like Valentin Barco is on the move from Brighton to Strassborg for a loan with obligation to buy for £8.35 million. Another highly rated 20 year old left fullback

Will be very interesting to see how he does compared to Barco, costing almost 1/3 as much as Dorgu. Hopefully Dorgu will be 3 times as good, I'm skeptical

Well a reason for the low fee might be that he has yet to establish himself in a European side since joining Brighton last winter and is heading to his 3rd team in the span of a year.

Dorgu has been a consistent starter for Lecce since being promoted to their first team in 2023.

 

[Bojan Djordjic]

Looks like Valentin Barco is on the move from Brighton to Strassborg for a loan with obligation to buy for £8.35 million. Another highly rated 20 year old left fullback

Will be very interesting to see how he does compared to Barco, costing almost 1/3 as much as Dorgu. Hopefully Dorgu will be 3 times as good, I'm skeptical

I have a feeling that each has what the other needs. Barco looks like a little genius with the ball but his physicals at premier league level are going to hold him back. Might need a change in position. Dorgu looks like he's highly athletic but definitely a bit rough around the edges.

 

[Ekeke]

Well a reason for the low fee might be that he has yet to establish himself in a European side since joining Brighton last winter and is heading to his 3rd team in the span of a year.

Dorgu has been a consistent starter for Lecce since being promoted to their first team in 2023.

Lecce are terrible. While you're right and this doesnt change that he hasnt established himself at a european team - they're much better teams hes been at than Lecce, and Boca are better than them too

 

[daba]

Looks like Valentin Barco is on the move from Brighton to Strassborg for a loan with obligation to buy for £8.35 million. Another highly rated 20 year old left fullback

Will be very interesting to see how he does compared to Barco, costing almost 1/3 as much as Dorgu. Hopefully Dorgu will be 3 times as good, I'm skeptical

Pretty good move by Chelsea/Boehly. Strange Brighton are already giving up on him though no?