Man Utd are now lining up a \u2018strong bid\u2019 to sign Manu Kone from Roma after their deal for Ederson collapsed, according to reports.<\/p>\n
Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos is set to become the Red Devils\u2019 first signing over the weekend after he completed his medical on Friday.<\/p>\n
A deal for Atalanta midfielder Ederson was agreed at the beginning of June but rumours began earlier this week that a transfer to Man Utd<\/a> was not as certain as first thought.<\/p>\n And on Friday evening, Italian transfer insider Fabrizio Romano revealed that a deal to Man Utd had fallen through<\/a> over his medical condition.<\/p>\n Putting more meat on the bones, Romano told his YouTube channel overnight<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s been a crazy 24 hours. The Brazilian midfielder from Atalanta was expected to join Manchester United, but I told you over the last seven to 10 days, let\u2019s wait for the medical check, let\u2019s wait for the medical test, let\u2019s wait for the next steps,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cNow we can say that Atalanta received a formal communication about the Ederson deal being off. Ederson to Manchester United is not happening.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0\u2018It\u2019s going to be awful\u2019 \u2013 Scholes and Butt send stark warning to Man Utd over Santos deal<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe communication has reached Atalanta today. The message coming from Atalanta is very clear. Atalanta\u2019s message is: \u2018We got a communication that the deal for Ederson is off, it is not happening.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cBut Atalanta insist, according to them, according to the club, that Ederson is 100% fit, ready to play football, as he did with Brazil at the World Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the other side, Manchester United want to do extra checks on the player and they decided, after several sessions of medical tests, that Ederson has to be called back. So Ederson is not happening.<\/p>\n \u201cAtalanta are more than happy to welcome back Ederson and have the player at the club. He has one year left on his contract.\u201d<\/p>\n Man Utd switch focus to Manu Kone<\/p>\n Sport Mediaset have since revealed that<\/a> Man Utd \u2018now appear to be focusing heavily on Roma\u2019s Kone after his excellent performances at the World Cup\u2019.<\/p>\n