Manchester United have made a move to bring Ederson to Old Trafford in the summer transfer window, according to an Italian report, as transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano outlines the reason why the Brazil international midfielder would be a good signing for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n
Casemiro announced in January 2026 that he will leave Man Utd<\/a> at the end of the season, and the Premier League club\u2019s co-owners, INEOS, are ramping up their chase for a replacement for the Brazilian defensive midfielder.<\/p>\n TEAMtalk has long reported Man Utd\u2019s interest in Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, who has drawn attention from from Manchester City, too.<\/p>\n Sources have told us that there is interest from Man Utd in Sunderland star Noah Sadiki<\/a> as well, with Carlos Baleba of Brighton and Hove Albion remaining on the Red Devils\u2019 radar.<\/p>\n We also exclusively broke the news last week that Leeds United\u2019s Ao Tanaka is another name under consideration<\/a>, the Japan star seen as a cut-price option, though a move from Elland Road would be seen as hugely controversial and difficult to pull off, despite the player\u2019s obvious frustrations.<\/p>\n Atalanta defensive midfielder Ederson is also a player that Man Utd are keen on, with TuttoMercatoWeb<\/a> reporting that the club\u2019s co-owners, INEOS, have already made a move for the Brazil international.<\/p>\n The Italian news outlet has reported that Man Utd, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan are in \u2018a three-way race for Ederson\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n Atletico, who have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League this season, have a \u2018basic agreement\u2019 with Ederson, but the Spanish club have yet to agree on a deal with his club, Atalanta.<\/p>\n Man Utd \u2018need to replace the departing Casemiro\u2019 and \u2018made concrete efforts to understand\u2019 the possibility of a deal for the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n TMW has reported that Atletico want \u20ac45million and \u20ac50m (\u00a343.4m, $58.8m) for Ederson and \u2018hope to trigger an auction\u2019 between Man Utd, Atletico and Inter.<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk\u00a0as a preferred source on Google\u00a0<\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Fabrizio Romano backs Ederson for Man Utd transfer<\/p>\n TMW\u2019s report on Ederson comes just days after transfer guru Fabrizio Romano outlined the reasons why the Atalanta star would be a good signing for Man Utd, who are likely to finish in the Premier League top five under interim manager Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n