Liverpool are pushing to secure deals early after winning the Premier League this season with games to spare. However, competition for certain players is getting more complicated, and Manchester United are set to beat the Reds to the signature of a Serie A star.
Arne Slot does not want to waste time this summer, and is keen to see Liverpool deliver his priority targets early so that he can bed them in during pre-season.
Sporting director Richard Hughes and his recruitment team are working hard behind the scenes to set up deals through talks with players’ representatives and intermediaries, and have a big budget to spend.
However, it seems that despite all the work, Manchester United have gained an edge in the race to sign a top Serie A star in the upcoming transfer window.
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Manchester United march ahead in the race to land top midfielder
Ederson is expected to leave Atalanta in the summer transfer window due to interest from several top Premier League clubs.
Liverpool have been tracking the Brazilian midfielder for over a year, and their scouts believe that his tenacity will add bite to the Reds’ midfield.
However, Liverpool are busy working on other deals, and it has been claimed that Manchester United have pushed ahead to snare Ederson away from Atalanta.
According to SportItalia, Manchester United have held fresh talks with Atalanta to discuss a deal to take Ederson to Old Trafford in the upcoming transfer.
Atalanta are open to selling him, but are insistent that Manchester United would have to offer more than the £42m they offered for him last summer.
It is believed the Italian club would sanction the midfielder’s departure if a club offered somewhere around £50m in the upcoming transfer window.
Ederson is open to a move to Old Trafford as long as they can work out a deal with Atalanta.
