{"id":240043,"date":"2026-04-23T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/man-utd-eyeing-swoop-for-atalanta-midfielder-ederson\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:30:19","slug":"man-utd-eyeing-swoop-for-atalanta-midfielder-ederson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/man-utd-eyeing-swoop-for-atalanta-midfielder-ederson\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd eyeing swoop for Atalanta midfielder Ederson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/manchester-united\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Man Utd news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> are exploring a move for Atalanta\u2019s midfielder Ederson next summer, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttomercatoweb.com\/serie-a\/atalanta-e-corsa-a-tre-per-ederson-la-richiesta-e-fra-i-45-e-i-50-milioni-di-euro-2225990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuttomercatoweb<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ederson has developed into one of Serie A\u2019s standout defensive midfielders since joining Atalanta from Salernitana in July 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ijrdl69ea69ae291d8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Under Gian Piero Gasperini, he became a key figure in the club\u2019s rise, playing an integral role in their consistent European qualification \u2014 most notably during the 2023\u201324 campaign, when he helped them secure the UEFA <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/europa-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"23\" title=\"Europa League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa League<\/a> title with a victory over Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p>Now playing under Raffaele Palladino, the Brazilian has maintained his influence in midfield. Despite a challenging season that has left Atalanta trailing Inter Milan by 24 points, he has continued to perform at a high level, making 37 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>He recently started the Coppa Italia semi-final against Lazio and \u2014 as has often been the case this season \u2014 was once again among Atalanta\u2019s standout performers, despite their defeat on penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to <em>Tuttomercatoweb,<\/em> Atletico Madrid have a pre-agreement with Ederson over a potential move to the Metropolitano in the summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Man Utd looking to trump Atletico to sign Ederson<\/h2>\n<p>However, it appears United are looking to trump the Spanish club, as the report claims that the Red Devils have expressed interest in signing the 26-year-old, who is also of keen interest to Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are looking to replace <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/casemiro\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"40\" title=\"casemiro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casemiro<\/a>, who will depart this summer, and are considering Ederson, his Brazilian counterpart, as a potential replacement in the summer, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Amid Atletico\u2019s keenness, the Italian outlet clarifies that an agreement between Atletico and Atalanta has not been reached, and with United now showing interest, the 2024 Europa League winners are bracing themselves for offers between \u00a338 and \u00a343m to sanction Ederson\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>With Casemiro set to leave when his contract expires this summer, United\u2019s midfield options are set to include Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte, Mason Mount, and Kobbie Mainoo.<\/p>\n<p>However, beyond Ugarte and Mainoo, the midfield profile leans heavily toward attack-minded players, underlining the need for a more natural holding option \u2014 which is where Ederson would fit perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>Should a move materialise, he could offer long-term stability at the base of midfield alongside Mainoo while also allowing Fernandes to operate higher up the pitch, where his creativity is most effective.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/231915\/man-utd-eyeing-swoop-for-atalanta-midfielder-ederson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are exploring a move for Atalanta\u2019s midfielder Ederson next summer, according to Tuttomercatoweb. Ederson has developed into one of Serie A\u2019s standout defensive midfielders since joining Atalanta from Salernitana in July 2022. Under Gian Piero Gasperini, he became a key figure in the club\u2019s rise, playing an integral role in their consistent European [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6807],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-240043","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leagues-cups"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}