{"id":625596,"date":"2026-06-07T07:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/625596\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T07:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:27:16","slug":"manchester-united-given-green-light-to-solve-next-transfer-problem-after-ederson-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/625596\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United given green light to solve next transfer problem after Ederson agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man United are close to announcing their first piece of business in what is set to be a busy summer transfer window.\"Ederson<\/p>\n

Ederson is set to become Manchester United’s first signing of the summer transfer window(Image: Marco Canoniero\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

During a World Cup summer, Manchester United cannot afford to waste time when it comes to adding to their squad. Last year, the Reds made good progress in their rebuild, and this summer brings a different challenge.<\/p>\n

A return to the Champions League<\/a> means United<\/a> must add quality depth to the squad if they want to compete across four competitions next season.<\/p>\n

United’s first step towards doing that is all but confirmed. The Reds agreed a deal with Atalanta for their midfielder Ederson<\/a> this week. Ederson has been on the club’s radar for a long time and a return to the Champions League, coupled with upheaval at Atalanta, meant this was the perfect time to strike.<\/p>\n

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The Reds<\/a> are still wanting to add at least one more midfielder to their squad. A ‘plug and play’ replacement for Casemiro<\/a> is expected this summer with the likes of Carlos Baleba, Mateus Fernandes, Elliot Anderson and Aurelien Tchouameni all on United’s radar. But midfield is not the only area that needs strengthening.<\/p>\n

While serving as interim head coach, Michael Carrick<\/a> was asked about the possibility of signing a left-sided winger. “I think you’re always looking at the balance of the team and the squad to give you the utmost flexibility, so it’s definitely something to look at, for sure,” he said.<\/p>\n

Pressed again, he added: “Quite possibly [United<\/a> should sign a left winger].”<\/p>\n

If he was asked today about signing a left winger, Carrick would likely remain coy, but the evidence speaks for itself.<\/p>\n

Matheus Cunha<\/a> performed well in his debut season at Old Trafford. Under Amorim, he was deployed in his more favoured position as one of two No.10s.<\/p>\n

When Carrick arrived, the controversial 3-4-2-1 system was scrapped for a more traditional 4-2-3-1. This clearly worked a treat, but stretched United to their limit.<\/p>\n

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For most of this year, Cunha has been the only available left winger. Patrick Dorgu<\/a> did brilliantly on the left wing but an injury picked up at Arsenal halted his momentum.<\/p>\n

Next season, Carrick<\/a> will want Cunha to provide options across the attacking midfield roles. With Rasmus Hojlund’s departure now confirmed, the Brazil international may even be asked to provide competition for Benjamin Sesko.<\/p>\n

Therefore, a new left winger will be high among United’s<\/a> priorities. Fortunately for them, one player has come as close to issuing a come-and-get-me plea as you can get.<\/p>\n

Rafael Leao has confirmed he wants to leave AC Milan this summer. After scoring ten goals this season, the 26-year-old believes now is the right time for a new challenge.<\/p>\n

Leao has already set his sights on where he wants that challenge to be based. “I already won two trophies in Italy and have been there for a while,” he told Sport TV in Portugal ahead of the World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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AC Milan winger Rafael Leao(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“The league is evolving, but for my style of football, I think the Premier League<\/a> or La Liga would make more of my talent, as a player. If a Premier League opportunity were to come along, I would be very happy.<\/p>\n

“I think that I can put my talent up against the players there, who are of a very high level. Playing in that kind of a league really gets the best out of a player.”<\/p>\n

If those comments don’t get United’s recruitment team to pick up the phone to Leao’s agent, nothing will. The winger may not have been at his best last season, but when he is, he has proven why United should sign him.<\/p>\n

Leao isn’t afraid to run at defenders and, unlike some wingers who have failed in the Premier League, he possesses good strength. If they wanted to sign him, United would be confident of getting the deal done.<\/p>\n

Bruno Fernandes<\/a> and Diogo Dalot<\/a> would provide Leao with familiarity in the dressing room. Plus, the opportunity to follow in Cristiano Ronaldo’s<\/a> footsteps, someone who he has described as an ‘idol’, could tip the scales in favour of the Reds.<\/p>\n

Adding Leao, alongside Ederson, to the team would represent a good start to the transfer window and set the standards for further signings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man United are close to announcing their first piece of business in what is set to be a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[212136,59,1441,1465,101,2297,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-625596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ederson-jose","tag-gb","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-manchester-united-transfer-news","tag-sports","tag-summer-transfer-window","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625596","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=625596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}