Dortmund target in-form Man Utd star Diogo Dalot after failed summer move

BORUSSIA DORTMUND have been plotting a January switch swoop for Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot.

The Portuguese star, 22, arrived at Outdated Trafford again in 2018 on a five-year contract following a big-money transfer from Porto.

Nevertheless, he struggled to make an affect and shortly discovered himself out of favour after a number of damage battles and as a result of signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

The precise-back has impressed for United in latest weeks, and is now the popular selection at right-back for interim boss Ralf Rangnick.

Dalot spent final season on mortgage at AC Milan, and had been linked with one other transfer away in the summertime.

AC Milan had been eager on taking him on mortgage once more, however a transfer didn’t materialise.

Now Italian switch professional Fabrizio Romano has revealed that German giants Dortmund didn’t get him in the beginning of the season.

However the Portuguese worldwide as an alternative determined to remain at United and combat for his place and he’s taking full benefit of Wan-Bissaka’s damage.

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Undeterred, Dortmund have been planning to make one other try to get the defender when the switch window re-opened this month however his superb run of kind below Ralf Rangnick has scuppered these hopes.

Romano tweeted: “Behind the scenes. Borussia Dortmund needed to signal Diogo Dalot final summer time and have been planning to strive once more for January window… however he needed to work exhausting, combat for his place and he’s now key participant for Manchester United. Untouchable.”

Dalot performed the complete recreation yesterday because the Crimson Devils secured a late 1-0 win over West Ham due to Marcus Rashford.

That was his sixteenth look of the season and he’s now thriving as a part of Rangnick’s first XI.

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