Overview
- Reports on Tuesday say Manchester United now lead the race for Atalanta’s Ederson with a proposed €40–45m fee and a net salary offer near €4.5m a year.
- Atletico Madrid are said to have agreed personal terms with the player, yet they have not matched Atalanta’s price, leaving no club-to-club deal in place.
- Italian outlets value Ederson at about €45–50m and note his contract runs to 2027, which puts focus on whether United can reach an agreement with Atalanta.
- Fabrizio Romano says United will decide very soon on midfield signings, with Ederson one of several options and interest also reported from Arsenal.
- United plan to recruit two or three midfielders this summer with a reported £150m budget, as Casemiro departs and Manuel Ugarte is available for sale at around £25m, while targets tracked include Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali, Carlos Baleba, Mateus Fernandes and Morgan Rogers.