Manchester United target Atalanta’s Éderson as Casemiro replacement | Manchester United

Manchester United have recognized Éderson, the Atalanta midfielder, as a possible recruit to fill the hole left by Casemiro’s summer time departure. The 26-year-old Brazilian is valued at €40m-50m (£35m-£45m).

United’s director of soccer, Jason Wilcox, is an admirer of Éderson and is monitoring the Brazil worldwide after drawing up an inventory of potential replacements for Casemiro.

Defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte has hardly ever featured this season and the £51m signing could possibly be offered or loaned out in the summertime.

Éderson joined Atalanta in January 2022 from Salernitana, having performed for Cruzeiro, Corinthians and Fortaleza. He made his Brazil debut in a pleasant in opposition to Mexico in June 2024 and has three caps, the final of which got here in a 4-1 loss to Argentina in March 2025.

United are intent on signing two new midfielders and Éderson is out of contract in June 2027. The opposite midfielders on United’s checklist embody Actual Madrid’s Aurélien Tchouaméni, who would price round £70m, Brighton’s Carlos Baleba, who United worth round £50m, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, who would price at the least £60m, and Elliot Anderson, for whom Nottingham Forest could solely take heed to gives beginning at £100m.

United’s subsequent Premier League sport is at residence to Brentford on Monday evening.