Manchester United are preparing an improved offer for Lecce's Patrick Dorgu after their initial £23m plus add-ons were rejected.
United director of football negotiations Matt Hargreaves left Milan on Wednesday evening after meeting with Lecce president Sticchi Damiani, as well as agents Frank Trimboli and Leon Angel.
Mail Sport understands Lecce want £33m for full-back Dorgu, while United also have other options on the table.
The left winger is one of the options United have explored to strengthen their squad, with manager Ruben Amorim poised to give Antony the green light to join Real Betis on loan.
Meanwhile, United also discussed offers from Napoli for Alejandro Garnacho.
The Red Devils are said to be inquiring about wingers if Garnacho leaves. Napoli have also asked about Karim Adeyemi from Dortmund.
Meanwhile, 20-year-old Dorgu is 1.80 meters tall, has four caps for Denmark and can also play as a winger.
United had initially targeted Nuno Mendes at Paris Saint-Germain, but that was always going to be a difficult deal due to the costs.
Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez was another to be considered, but again wouldn't be sold cheaply.
Amorim is keen to strengthen his options before taking on players against United versus Rangers in the Europa League and still in the FA Cup on Thursday.
Dorgu's contract with Serie A side Lecce expires in 2029.
He started his youth career at Copenhagen-based Husum Boldklub before moving to Nordsjaelland's youth academy.
In 2022 he signed for Lecce and a year later was promoted to the senior team, where he made his debut in the Coppa Italia in August 2023.
Since then he has developed into a regular in the first team. He has started all of Lecce's league matches this season except one, which he missed due to a red card.
In September he made his debut for Denmark against Switzerland and scored his first international goal with his first touch after just 42 seconds.
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