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Saudis make massive move for top Man Utd target
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 3 Jun 2025 11:36 BST
- 4 min read
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Man Utd's chances of signing Ederson have been hit after Al Hilal launched a massive bid for the Atalanta midfielder.
Alfredo Pedulla reports on Tuesday morning that Ederson's agents are in talks with Al Hilal over a transfer from Atalanta.
Talks took place on Monday evening, Pedulla says, between Ederson's entourage and officials from the Saudi club.
This comes as bad news for Man Utd, who have made Ederson one of their top options to strengthen the midfield this summer. Pedulla reports that United had a €50 million bid for the Brazilian rejected by Atalanta last summer.
Ederson to Al Hilal
Al Hilal are embarking on a spending spree ahead of the Club World Cup, having launched bids for Bruno Fernandes, Theo Hernandez and Victor Osimhen.
They are in negotiations to hire Simone Inzaghi as coach, while they have also been linked with Nicolo Barella and Youri Tielemans this week.
Current ETV
Éderson
M (C)
Atalanta
Éderson
M (C)
Atalanta
ETV Range
€53.3M - €65.1M
Ederson is regarded as possibly the most consistent central midfielder in Serie A over the last two years, with Fabio Capello considering him world class.
He really sold himself to a worldwide audience with his brilliant performance in Atalanta's Europa League final win over Bayer Leverkusen last year.
Ederson's deal in Bergamo expires in 2027.
Atalanta generally sell at least one top player per summer and Ademola Lookman is the first in the queue to be sold next.
United are in the market for a top-class central midfielder this summer, with the likes of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen set to leave.
Who is 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.
Ederson joined Atalanta from Salernitana in 2022 and has gone on to make over 100 appearances, scoring 13 goals.
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