Liverpool are reportedly looking to beat Man Utd to the signing of Atalanta midfielder Ederson as they \u2018take advantage of the problems at Old Trafford\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Reds significantly strengthened their midfield in summer of 2023 with Jurgen Klopp bringing in Wataru Endo, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and\u00a0Dominik Szoboszlai.<\/p>\n
But now Slot is looking to make improvements to most areas of his squad after a season in which he only signed Federico Chiesa, although\u00a0Giorgi Mamardashvili joined before moving back on loan to Valencia.<\/p>\n
Liverpool<\/strong><\/a> have moved early ahead of the transfer window with the Reds sealing a deal for Jeremie Frimpong on Friday, while they also have transfers for Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz and Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez in the pipeline.<\/p>\n The Reds have a strong interest in Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike too<\/strong><\/a> and now they are looking at strengthening their midfield with a potential move for Atalanta\u2019s Ederson.<\/p>\n GiveMeSport claim that<\/a> Man Utd are \u2018facing another potential blow in the transfer market\u2019 as Liverpool \u2018want to hijack\u2019 a deal for Atalanta midfielder Ederson.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Ranking all 32 Champions League finals, with \u201999 Manchester United outside the top six<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A 15th-placed finish<\/strong><\/a> in the Premier League and their failure to qualify for the Champions League via the Europa League final mean Man Utd have taken a big hit to their transfer budget ahead of the summer.<\/p>\n And now arch-rivals Liverpool \u2018are looking to take advantage of the problems at Old Trafford by hijacking their interest\u2019 in Brazilian midfielder Ederson.<\/p>\n Man Utd are currently unable to pay the Serie A side\u2019s valuation of \u00a350m until they\u2019ve sold some of their own players with Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim \u2018keen to add a robust and athletic midfielder to the squad for next season\u2019.<\/p>\n Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini hailed Ederson as a \u201cworld-class talent\u201d in April 2024 after the Brazilian played well in a two-legged Europa League quarter-final defeat to Liverpool.<\/p>\n MORE PREMIER LEAGUE COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Gasperini said: \u201cKeeping a player like Ederson in Bergamo would mean keeping a world-class talent,\u201d says the manager. \u201cWe hope to succeed, even if it is always a challenge for us to keep players in such demand.\u201d<\/p>\n
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