Manchester United are reportedly planning \u2018significant investment\u2019 in Atalanta midfielder Ederson, while Michael Carrick plans to make a big splash elsewhere.<\/p>\n
United<\/a> confirmed Champions League football on Sunday after a year without any European football at all. Carrick has done a great job since coming in as interim boss and whether or not he\u2019s at the helm next season, the club will be setting up to compete on two fronts.<\/p>\n A new midfielder or two is a must, with Manuel Ugarte likely to leave having been uninspiring, and Casemiro definitely leaving and creating a huge hole.<\/p>\n Ederson is \u2018perfect\u2019 Casemiro replacement<\/p>\n United seem to have found their man, though, with eyes having been on Atalanta midfielder Ederson for a while. They are now said to be in \u2018pole position\u2019 to land the Brazilian<\/a>.<\/p>\n Indeed, as they\u2019re searching for a Casemiro replacement, they\u2019re said to have identified Ederson as the \u2018perfect player for a significant investment.\u2019<\/p>\n Elsewhere, United\u2019s push for the transfer has reportedly been aided by fellow interested club Atletico Madrid\u2019s stance that they don\u2019t want to pay the required fee \u2013 up to \u20ac50million (\u00a343.3m.)<\/p>\n Contacts are said to have intensified between United and Atalanta in recent days.<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Carrick plotting huge raid<\/p>\n Should Carrick be handed the United job full-time, which doesn\u2019t look unlikely given the sheer volume of games he\u2019s won, including against rivals Liverpool on Sunday, he has ideas not only about his squad, but his coaching staff, too.<\/p>\n