{"id":15782,"date":"2026-07-09T15:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15782"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:35:07","slug":"manu-kone-united-could-sign-french-midfielder-if-ederson-deal-collapses-man-united-news-and-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15782","title":{"rendered":"Manu Kone: United could sign French midfielder if Ederson deal collapses &#8211; Man United News And Transfer News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">1<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have reached an agreement with Chelsea for the transfer of Andrey Santos. <\/p>\n<p>Santos, 22, is expected to undergo medical tests imminently in order to become United\u2019s new midfield signing.<\/p>\n<p>There are question marks over whether Santos is the club\u2019s first midfield signing or the second this summer, given the uncertainty over Ederson\u2019s fitness.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United yet to complete Ederson move<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United and Atalanta found an agreement over a fee for Ederson before the start of the World Cup. However, the Brazilian could not finalise his move to Old Trafford after receiving a late call-up to Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, it has been widely reported that concerns were raised over an initial medical exam. On Wednesday, journalist Ben Jacobs claimed that United will \u201cconduct thorough medical exams on Ederson before determining whether to proceed with a \u20ac45m deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs has now shed light on what United plan to do should Ederson\u2019s medical results fail to convince the club\u2019s recruitment team.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United eyeing Manu Kone<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to The United Stand, Jacobs unveiled that Manchester United have made enquiries for AS Roma midfield dynamo Manu Kone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Ederson deal falls through, that COULD be revisited by United,\u201d the journalist added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 United HAVE made enquiries into Manu Kone from Roma, and if the Ederson deal falls through, that COULD be revisited by United! (@JacobsBen @UnitedStandMUFC) #mufc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSbkb2W84l\">pic.twitter.com\/jSbkb2W84l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) July 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Akin to Ederson, Kone emerged as one of Serie A\u2019s most physically dominant midfielders last term.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, the 6\u20191\u2033 Frenchman is a technically secure midfielder who uses his exceptional ball control to drive the ball higher up the field. <\/p>\n<p>Kone is currently enjoying a promising World Cup campaign with France in North America.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, The Peoples Person relayed a report claiming United have been informed that Kone is keen to test himself in the Premier League and Roma are willing to sell for the right price. The 25-year-old is thought to be \u201cvery keen\u201d on becoming a Red Devil.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image Paolo Bruno via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Manchester United have reached an agreement with Chelsea for the transfer of Andrey Santos&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}