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Manchester United\u2019s pursuit of Atalanta midfielder Ederson has turned out to be a complicated affair. The Red Devils entered the summer with plans to reinforce the middle of the park to mitigate Casemiro\u2019s departure as a free agent at the end of last season.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian played a starring role in the English giants\u2019 march to third place in the Premier League table last season. INEOS quickly identified Ederson as a candidate to fill his compatriot\u2019s boots at Old Trafford and even struck an agreement with the Serie A side. <\/p>\n
The move was initially delayed due to the player\u2019s involvement in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Brazil\u2019s early exit from the summer\u2019s tournament brought the transfer back on track, only for United to perform a late U-turn and abandon the deal. <\/p>\n
As relayed by The Peoples Person, the Red Devils had concerns about the player\u2019s fitness during medicals and decided not to go ahead. The Premier League giants have since made a couple of additions to their midfield. <\/p>\n
United have signed two midfielders this summer<\/h3>\n
The abrupt turn of events with the Ederson deal threatened to hamper United\u2019s summer plans, but INEOS have done well to move on to alternative targets. The Red Devils signed Andrey Santos from Chelsea last week and have since welcomed Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa as well. <\/p>\n
With Manuel Ugarte expected to be sidelined for a while after picking up an ACL injury at the World Cup, the English giants remain in the market for further additions to the middle of the park. United are set to compete on four fronts next season, including the Champions League, and understandably want more cover in the squad. <\/p>\n
The situation has seen the club linked with several midfielders at the moment, including AS Roma\u2019s Manu Kone. However, a recent report relayed by The Peoples Person suggested that the door is not entirely closed on Ederson\u2019s possible move to Old Trafford. <\/p>\n
New Atalanta manager Maurizio Sarri has now provided an update on the Brazilian\u2019s future. <\/p>\n
Ederson firmly in Sarri\u2019s plans<\/h3>\n
Speaking to the press, as cited by The Messenger<\/em>Sarri insisted that he has Ederson firmly in his plans, while the player is also eager to stay at Stadio di Bergamo. He said: \u201cScamacca has started an individual program to strengthen him and prevent possible injuries, but from him and Krstovic I expect many goals, even more than in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEderson will happily stay; I\u2019ve spoken to him and he\u2019s ready to come back early from vacation to be with us.\u201d<\/p>\n Acclaimed journalist Fabrizio Romano has recently suggested that United are unlikely to return for Ederson this summer. <\/p>\n While INEOS\u2019 official stance on Ederson remains unclear, it is true that United must sign at least one more midfielder before the end of the summer. For now, all eyes will be on the upcoming pre-season friendly against Wrexham, where Andrey Santos could make his first appearance for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n Featured image by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n 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><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2 Manchester United\u2019s pursuit of Atalanta midfielder Ederson has turned out to be a complicated…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18310","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\/18310","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=18310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ederson Stats: 2025\/26 Season<\/h2>\n
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\n \nCompetition<\/th>\n Appearances<\/th>\n Starts<\/th>\n Goals<\/th>\n Assists<\/th>\n Yellow Cards<\/th>\n Red Cards<\/th>\n Minutes Played<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Serie A<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n –<\/td>\n 2,235′<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n UEFA Champions League<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n –<\/td>\n 724′<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Italy Cup<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n –<\/td>\n –<\/td>\n –<\/td>\n –<\/td>\n 210′<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/strong><\/td>\n 41<\/strong><\/td>\n 37<\/strong><\/td>\n 3<\/strong><\/td>\n 2<\/strong><\/td>\n 4<\/strong><\/td>\n –<\/strong><\/td>\n 3,169′<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nSource: Transfermarkt. <\/em><\/p>\nFinal Thoughts<\/h3>\n
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