Ederson has slammed the ‘completely false’ news circulating about the Manchester City goalkeeper.
The Citizens‘ shot-stopper has been heavily linked with a potential move to Saudi Arabia this summer.
Reigning league champions Al-Ittihad are reportedly particularly keen to sign the six-time Premier League champion.
And Ederson, who has been at City since 2017, is reportedly open to the potential move with the club set to ask for offers in excess of £30million.
Amidst these spiralling rumours, a bigger furore arose after it was suggested the goalkeeping situation at Man City might be contributing to Ederson‘s potential exit.
An article from The Athletic claimed that Ederson had been ‘affected by the praise Stefan Ortega received’ last season for one-on-one save against Tottenham’s Heung-min Son – one many fans saw as a crucial moment in City’s title race against Arsenal.
The report suggested second-choice keeper Ortega had made a strong case for himself standing in while Ederson was injured at the end of the campaign.
Ortega had proved instrumental to Man City’s title charge with the German’s save in the penultimate game of the season ensuring his club remained in the driving seat for the title.
Suggestions had also been made by some City fans that the injured Ederson would not have been able to make that same save.
And Ederson has now addressed the article on his Instagram story, where he wrote: “Clarifying that the note published by The Athletic yesterday refers to whether my alleged dissatisfaction with a colleague.
“It is completely false, The supposed reported day was without a doubt, one of the hardest days of my career, when I suffered a fracture that prevented me from playing in the final stretch of the season and consequently representing my country in Copa America.”
He added: “At the time of the injury, my thought was only to continue in the match, defending City in the contest for the conquered title.
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“But the emotion of the match would be greater than reality and fatally, I would have no way to continue as I would like because of the damage it caused, completely hindering my field of vision.
“I stay focused on the preparation of the season. EM31.”
Ederson’s wife Lais Moraes has also been quick to rubbish the news story.
Moraes took to social media to respond: “Get better information first. This is totally fake news.”
Amidst the reports of Ederson’s possible departure, his City boss Pep Guardiola has not shed any light on the situation, either.
When asked about the 30-year-old’s future, Guardiola said he was none the wiser than anyone else.
“I don’t know,” he recently told the media. “[Ederson] has to see maybe other options.
“Of course, I would like him to stay but it depends now on the clubs.
“I don’t really know the situation because there are no contacts in the last days and it’s a question of training and being with us until the transfer window is going to finish.
“We will see what is going to happen with him.”
Man City open their Premier League title defence with a trip to Stamford Bridge as they face Chelsea on Sunday 18 August.