Overview
- Reports on Wednesday said Manchester United moved ahead in the race after offering Ederson about €4.5m net per year, according to Matteo Moretto.
- Atletico Madrid had earlier reached a verbal understanding with the midfielder worth roughly €4m a year.
- Neither club has a deal with Atalanta, which is holding firm on a fee in the region of €45–50m, per multiple outlets.
- Ederson, a 26-year-old box-to-box midfielder, has about one year left on his contract, adding pressure on Atalanta to decide on a sale this summer.
- United’s push fits a planned midfield refresh under INEOS after changes involving Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte, while Arsenal and other clubs are tracking the situation.