On May 13, Hupu reported that according to the "Manchester Evening News", Manchester United met with the agent of Atlanta midfielder Ederson and received permission to proceed with the transfer. The 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder is destined to leave Serie A this summer, and one of his big wishes is to make his debut in the Premier League. However, the report also clearly shows that Ederson is not Manchester United's number one target at the moment. The club has given higher priority to the other two midfielders, Elliott Anderson of Nottingham Forest and Adam Walton of Crystal Palace.
There is also news from Swiss Sky that among the contenders for Ederson, local Italian clubs have shown the most specific and urgent interest. The Brazilian midfielder has played 40 times in all competitions for Atlanta this season, scoring 3 goals and providing 2 assists. His contract will expire next summer, and his current value is estimated to be around 40 million pounds.
Manchester United has plans to completely rebuild the midfield this summer. Casemiro has been confirmed to leave the team as a free agent at the end of the season. Ugarte is also expected to be sold. If these two people leave the team at the same time, then the team will need to introduce two or three central midfielders to ensure that the lineup has enough depth. Therefore, any new players must have the ability to complement Menu and B Fee in offense and defense; at the same time, Manchester United is also actively participating in the competition for Wolves midfielder Joao Gomez. However, he is currently more inclined to join Atletico Madrid. This potential transfer may instead prompt Manchester United to shift their focus to Ederson.
In an interview with Tuttomercatoweb here, Atalanta CEO Percassi responded to all the recent rumors surrounding the player. He made it clear that no normal formal offer had been received yet, only general interest from the outside world had been disclosed to the agent. He feels that the team is unlikely to receive a formal offer before the end of the season. It is extremely normal to be interested in Atlanta players, and emphasized that the club will evaluate every transaction with calmness and rationality at the appropriate time. The contact between Ederson's team and Manchester United has obviously given the Premier League giant a key alternative before the summer window opens. Last summer, Ederson was close to joining Atletico Madrid, but ended up staying in Atlanta after the deal collapsed. Now he will once again face the choice at a crossroads, and this road may lead to the colder England in northern Europe, or it may push him to the core area of Mediterranean football. Manchester United's summer midfield reconstruction plan is still waiting for the final coach candidate to be confirmed, but the recruitment department has already locked in multiple parallel negotiation channels.