Who is Nene Dorgeles? Position, age, playstyle, price tag and more

Manchester United are considering RB Salzburg star Dorgeles Nene as a potential signing for Ruben Amorim’s squad.

With a precarious financial position at the moment, Manchester United are needing to be smarter in how they approach transfers.

Ruben Amorim needs additions to his squad at Old Trafford but there is limited wiggle room in terms of the finances.

Selling players is important but United also need to continue finding good market opportunities like they did in the summer with Noussair Mazraoui.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that the Reds have added RB Salzburg midfielder Dorgeles Nene to their shortlist of options for the January or summer transfer windows.

The Italian transfer expert explained that initial talks have taken place about the potential price tag for Dorgeles and United are now working on a final decision.

🚨 | BREAKING: #mufc have added RB Salzburg midfielder Nene Dorgeles to their list of options for January/Summer windows. [@FabrizioRomano] pic.twitter.com/vJt1zQQPsS

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In this article, UtdDistrict will provide all of the key information you need to know about Dorgeles.

Who is Dorgeles Nene?

Dorgeles Nene is a rising star in the European game, currently playing at Austrian club RB Salzburg.

The Mali international was signed in January 2021 from Guidars FC – the same club which United signed Sekou Kone from in the most recent summer window.

#mufc target Dorgeles Nene was signed by RB Salzburg four years ago from Mali club Guidars FC…

The same team United signed Sekou Kone from in the summer 👀🇲🇱 pic.twitter.com/rOwj9ccWkw

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This highlights a potential link through United’s new director of recruitment Christopher Vivell, who spent time working at the Red Bull clubs.

After joining Salzburg, Nene went on a variety of loans to FC Liefering, SV Ried and KVC Westerlo before emerging as a first-team player in 2023/24 at Die Roten Bullen.

So far this season, Nene has made 27 appearances for Salzburg, scoring six goals and registering the same amount of assists. 10 of those games came in the Champions League.

How old is Dorgeles Nene?

Dorgeles Nene is currently 22 years old, with his birthday being the 23rd of December 2002.

He is slightly younger than United star Amad, whose birthday is in July of the same year.

What position is Dorgeles Nene?

Dorgeles Nene is a versatile forward who can play on either wing or up front. In his career so far, the forward’s minutes have been spread across the frontline.

According to transfermarkt, Nene has played 31 games as a left-winger, 29 games as a centre-forward and 15 games as a right-winger, with a handful of games in other positions.

If United were to sign him, it is likely that Nene would operate as one of the two no.10s in Amorim’s system.

What is Dorgeles Nene’s price tag?

While Fabrizio Romano reported that United have spoken to RB Salzburg about a potential fee, there were no further details on what his price tag would be.

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Dorgeles Nene’s market value currently stands at £6.7 million, as per transfermarkt, although further details on a specific fee for United to pay is expected in the coming days.

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