Atalanta midfielder Ederson, valued at £17 million, admits it’s flattering to be connected with some of the European clubs amid reported interest from Premier League giants Manchester United.
After signing Rasmus Hojlund and Amad Diallo, scouting Giorgio Scalvini and adding Lee Congerton to their list of potential football target managers, Manchester United appear to be returning to a familiar well in their search for a versatile central midfielder.
Goal Brasil reports that the Red Devils are monitoring Ederson. Atalanta’s tireless, tenacious 24-year-old enforcer.
If you search for the term “complete midfielder,” you can find a small photo of Ederson accompanying the definition. Despite being primarily a defensive or consistent player (Ederson’s average of 2. 5 tackles per game is almost equal to Casemiro’s), the Brazilian took his total to five in 19 starts in Serie A this season when he discovered the net in Frosinone’s 5-0 defeat on Monday (who scored).
It’s a feature that, amid links with Man United, Newcastle, Juventus, Barcelona and more, would not have helped to assuage hypotheses about a possible departure from Bergamo.
“To be sought after by the big clubs? Generally, when the moving market opens, certain conditions arise,” Ederson told Sky Sports Italia. “It happened in Brazil, it happened when I was in Salernitana. . . “
And that’s going down now, too. Although it is suspected that Atalanta will keep much more than the £17 million, given the interest from so many more sensible clubs.
“For me it’s better this way. It means that I’m doing well and that there are a lot of people watching me,” he adds. “That happens with the moving market.
“But the ultimate thing is to do well at Atalanta and I’m doing very well here. “
Ederson can be seen at Old Trafford as a long-term replacement for Casemiro, given that he is seven years younger than his Brazilian compatriot. Casemiro, after a difficult season marked by injuries and lack of form, could be sent to Saudi Arabia. while INEOS looks at United’s overwhelming wage bill.
“Ederson is a player who makes a lot of tackles,” Brazilian journalist Rogerio Amaral, editor-in-chief of the website Vamo Corinthians, told United In Focus.
“He has an intelligent pass and regularly makes longer passes as well. He is not an attacking midfielder, but he seems to be on the attack.
“(Ederson is on a) growing journey. An extraordinary boy, on and off the pitch,” Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi explains, via Sky Italia. “His performances speak for him. We are happy with what he is doing. The club has made a great investment and we need to be patient.
“Last year I was already playing well, but this year even more so.