Manchester United have reached two agreements as they hurtle towards the signing of Atalanta star Ederson, according to reports, and he could be followed to Old Trafford by a second Serie A star.<\/p>\n
With Elliot Anderson edging closer to joining rivals Manchester City, Man Utd<\/a> have turned their attention to Ederson. The Brazilian is pushing to leave Atalanta this summer after refusing to extend his contract beyond June 2027.<\/p>\n It has emerged in recent days that United are confident of winning the race for Ederson<\/a>, despite Arsenal and Liverpool also being keen on him.<\/p>\n Ben Jacobs revealed on Friday that INEOS had made a \u2018verbal offer\u2019 for the player<\/a>.<\/p>\n We revealed on Saturday morning that United are stepping up their pursuit of Ederson and are \u2018increasingly serious\u2019 about getting a deal done<\/a>. Sources also told us that he has already agreed to join Michael Carrick\u2019s side.<\/p>\n As per an update from SportItalia<\/a>, the transfer is \u2018done\u2019 as United have struck a \u2018full agreement\u2019 with Atalanta.<\/p>\n United are \u2018finalising\u2019 a deal worth an initial \u20ac48m plus \u20ac5m in add-ons (a total package worth \u20ac53m \/ \u00a346m).<\/p>\n The report describes this figure as \u2018monstrous\u2019 given the fact Ederson is currently due to become a free agent in a year\u2019s time.<\/p>\n Atalanta will immediately reinvest that fee to sign two new midfielders who will replace the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n Fabrizio Romano has already confirmed that talks between United and Atalanta are \u2018advanced\u2019 and that an agreement is \u2018close\u2019.<\/p>\n Want more breaking news and transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/strong><\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Man Utd working on three Serie A deals<\/p>\n Romano states that United officials have travelled to Italy for talks over \u2018several transfer topics\u2019.<\/p>\n Striker Joshua Zirkzee has been heavily linked with Juventus and AC Milan after being put up for sale by United, while Rafael Leao might link up with Ederson at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n