TUESDAY MORNING DONE DEAL: Man United finally Highjacked Man city top transfer target in payback to Anderson deal, Medical done last night as Unveiling will be done this morning, club officially announcement ongoing
Manchester United are on the verge of completing their first summer signing, and they reportedly have big plans to capture a superstar next.
Improving central midfield is the priority for Man Utd this summer, though they have seen transfer targets Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes head elsewhere. INEOS do not want to significantly overpay in the transfer market, and this allowed Anderson to join Manchester City and Fernandes to sign for Tottenham Hotspur instead.
United have since turned their attention to players such as Alex Scott, Aurelien Tchouameni, Andrey Santos and Tyler Adams.
But Brazilian star Ederson looks set to move to Old Trafford before any of those names…
Ederson to Man Utd latest
United insist Ederson is due to join the club in the coming weeks despite claims the deal might ‘collapse’, according to Tyrone Marshall of the Manchester Evening News.
Marshall is quoted as saying: “United are adamant it’s all done and it’s happening. Medical will be this week some time. They want Santos as well as Ederson.”
Marshall’s report adds that Michael Carrick’s side will pay Atalanta an initial £35m for the player, plus up to £3.8m in add-ons.
Personal terms are ‘agreed’ and Ederson will soon pen a four-year contract to join.
The 26-year-old all-action midfielder is free to undergo a medical now Brazil have been knocked out of the World Cup.
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Huge bid in the works
In addition to signing Ederson and pursuing Chelsea’s Santos, United are stepping up their interest in Real Madrid star Tchouameni.
United see the French midfielder as an ‘essential’ signing to get them back in the mix for the biggest trophies.
The Red Devils are expected to make ‘contact’ with Madrid ‘in the coming days’.
Madrid want at least €100m (£85.5m) to sell Tchouameni.
