Man Utd wasting their time with IMPOSSIBLE move for Brazilian star

Carlo Garganese

7 Aug 2024 16:30 BST
3 min read

Manchester United are making a move for Atalanta star Ederson, but there is no chance of a transfer being successful.

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United have made the signing of a central midfielder a priority in the summer transfer window.

Erik ten Hag is desperate to bring in a midfielder with defensive qualities given the clear decline of Brazil legend Casemiro.

PSG’s Manuel Ugarte is the preferred signing but Man Utd are struggling to complete a deal for the Uruguayan.

As a result, United are looking elsewhere and a number of outlets report that the club are preparing a move for Atalanta star Ederson.

Ederson functions mostly as a box to box midfielder, but he can play as a defensive midfielder and as a more attacking central midfielder.

Importantly, he boasts intensity, fierce tackling and pressing, and superb stamina that sees him cover lots of ground and never stop running.

The Brazilian played a key role in Atalanta winning the Europa League last season and he produced a world class performance in the 3-0 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen in the final.

© IMAGO - Teun Koopmeiners (left) and Ederson (right)

Why Man Utd can't sign Ederson

However, Man Utd have virtually no hope of signing Ederson this summer.

Atalanta decided coming into this summer transfer window that the only big name they were prepared to sell was Ederson’s midfield partner Teun Koopmeiners.

Koopmeiners has been in talks with Juventus, but the Italian giants have yet to meet Atalanta’s asking price of €60m.

Juventus had been expected to still complete a transfer for Koopmeiners, who has been promised a transfer by Atalanta.

However, the serious injury to star striker Gianluca Scamacca - who suffered an ACL tear on Sunday that will rule him out for the whole season - has complicated things.

Atalanta may now be reluctant to sell another key player in Koopmeiners when they have already lost Scamacca for the season, and when star defender Giorgio Scalvini is also out for several months with a torn ACL.

And that means that there is certainly no chance of Atalanta selling their other key player in Ederson, who they already had no plans to sell.

Man Utd can stop wasting their time with Ederson. They have no chance of signing him.