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Man United Sign Éderson for £35m, Replacing Casemiro

6/3/2026

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United Sign Éderson

Manchester United have agreed to sign midfielder Éderson from Atalanta.
The deal includes a fixed £35 million fee plus up to £4 million in add-ons.
Éderson will sign a contract through 2030 with an option for an additional year, pending a medical expected in early July.
The signing replaces departing midfielder Casemiro and fulfills United’s priority under head coach Michael Carrick, while the club has opened talks for further midfield targets.

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Ratcliffe revamps scouting

Sir Jim Ratcliffe overhauled United’s data-analysis unit by hiring former Mercedes F1 engineer Michael Sansoni to lead scouting.
Sansoni collaborates with director of football Jason Wilcox, using advanced metrics to target players such as goalkeeper Ederson.
Atalanta manager Raffaele Palladino left Ederson out of the season-final match, confirming concrete negotiations with a top club while United’s recruitment meetings have featured Michael Carrick since his interim appointment in January.

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Historical Context

In August 2003, Manchester United paid Sporting CP £12.24 million for 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, then the most expensive English-football teenager. Sir Alex Ferguson and director David Gill saw the deal reshape United’s recruitment, prompting a shift toward big-fee signings and global modern scouting that has defined the club’s transfer policy ever since.

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United Sign Éderson

Manchester United have agreed to sign midfielder Éderson from Atalanta.
The deal includes a fixed £35 million fee plus up to £4 million in add-ons.
Éderson will sign a contract through 2030 with an option for an additional year, pending a medical expected in early July.
The signing replaces departing midfielder Casemiro and fulfills United’s priority under head coach Michael Carrick, while the club has opened talks for further midfield targets.

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