{"id":474815,"date":"2026-03-14T07:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/474815\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T07:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:09:11","slug":"man-utd-ineos-make-contact-as-sensational-112m-double-serie-a-swoop-ramps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/474815\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd: INEOS make &#8216;contact&#8217; as sensational \u00a3112m double Serie A swoop ramps up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are interested in signing both Inter Milan striker Pio Esposito and Atalanta midfielder Ederson Silva, with reports providing the latest on both stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> are preparing to sign two new central midfielders this summer, alongside a new left winger and left-back. The Red Devils could also enter the market for a new centre-forward to replace Joshua Zirkzee.<\/p>\n<p>United need a No 9 who can provide Benjamin Sesko with better competition for a starting role up front, and Esposito has emerged as a potential option.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/03\/13\/pio-esposito-transfer-arsenal-man-united\/\" target=\"_blank\">CaughtOffside<\/a>, United have joined Arsenal in making \u2018initial contact\u2019 with Inter over Esposito\u2019s potential availability.<\/p>\n<p>The two Premier League giants have been alerted to the Italian\u2019s sky-high potential, as he is only 20 years old but is already emerging as an important attacker for Inter.<\/p>\n<p>United and Arsenal are \u2018showing interest\u2019 in Esposito, though Inter do not want to sell this summer.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-heaven-apathy-one-of-five-reasons-carric-shouldnt-be-man-utd-boss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heaven\u2019s comedic indifference one of five reasons Man Utd should snub Carrick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inter view the player as a \u2018key part of their future plans\u2019 and aim to tie him down to a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the report states that United and Arsenal will \u2018continue to monitor\u2019 Esposito in case there is an opportunity to strike.<\/p>\n<p>If the five-cap Italy international were to decide against penning fresh terms with Inter, then a move to the Premier League would become more likely.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Interista\u00a0have previously claimed Inter will demand a huge \u20ac100million (\u00a386m) before selling Esposito.<\/p>\n<p>As per Tuttomercatoweb, United are also in the frame to sign Ederson from Atalanta.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/manchester-united-brilliant-plan-avoid-champions-league-nightmare-scenario\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United hatch brilliant plan to avoid Champions League \u2018nightmare scenario\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>INEOS have identified the 26-year-old as a potential successor for Casemiro, though they will face competition from Atletico Madrid for him.<\/p>\n<p>While Esposito will be very difficult to land, Ederson looks set to be on the move this summer.<\/p>\n<p>His Atalanta contract expires in June 2027 and he has no intention of renewing, forcing the Serie A club to consider offers.<\/p>\n<p>Ederson was previously valued at \u20ac70m (\u00a360.5m), but he is now available for a bargain fee of \u20ac30m (\u00a326m).<\/p>\n<p>United have been linked with the Brazilian on multiple occasions over the past 12-18 months, and this summer appears to be their best opportunity yet to snare him.<\/p>\n<p>Ederson is not United\u2019s main midfield target, as players such as Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba are higher up on their shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>However, those Premier League stars will be very expensive to sign. If United find they are low on cash during the summer transfer scramble, they could do a lot worse than Ederson.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to Esposito, reports last week suggested that Arsenal have distanced themselves from a potential deal, seemingly making United his main Premier League suitors.<\/p>\n<p>Although, INEOS should consider landing a more experienced striker to help Sesko out, such as Dusan Vlahovic or Serhou Guirassy.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-premier-league-2000-minute-men\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League 2000-minute men: Arsenal only fifth in bid for quadruple as Man Utd \u2018hurting\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are interested in signing both Inter Milan striker Pio Esposito and Atalanta midfielder Ederson Silva, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,448,349,50,221,101,56,1955,54,55],"class_list":["post-474815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-front-page","tag-manchester-united","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-uncategorized","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}