Atletico Madrid fear competition from Arsenal in the race to sign Atalanta's Ederson.
The Brazil international could be on the move in the summer and Arsenal have been pulled into the mix.
He joined the Serie A team from Salernitana in 2022 and has been a regular for them since then. The player was a key part of the La Dea team that won the Europa League during the 2023/24 season.
This season, Ederson played 2,502 minutes in 33 matches, scoring two goals and one assist.
His Serie A statistics are as follows:
- Appearances: 23
- Start: 20
- Total minutes: 1,688
- Minutes per game: 73
- Tackles per game: 2.0
- Balls recovered per game: 4.4
- Duels won per game: 4.4
Arsenal transfer threat to Atletico
The La Liga side have long been keen to sign Ederson and have already made a strong effort for the next window.
This is as per Wednesday's edition MarkWho mentioned Arsenal in a report on Los Rojiblancos. His title states: 'Atletico Madrid's 'anti-Premier League' offensive for Ederson'.
A few days ago, Los Rojiblancos sporting director Matteo Alemany traveled to Italy for a meeting with Atalanta president Antonio Percassi. The meeting was to accelerate negotiations and attempt to secure an agreement for the 26-year-old player's transfer to the Spanish club.
Diego Simeone's side are unwilling to offer more than €35m plus €5m in bonuses while La Dea are demanding €50m. Despite the differences, the former are insisting on securing his services.
On March 13, Game Witness broadcast news Manchester United will battle Atletico for Ederson. The source put his initial price at €30m, which is €20m less than the price reported by Marca.
The newspaper makes no mention of any other English club apart from the Gunners. Alemany travels to Italy 'Premier League threat'.
He decided to take action on behalf of Mikel Arteta to prevent interference from clubs whose financial strength is superior to that of Atlético. The South American earns €4-5m per year and this should be affordable for both Arsenal and Simeone.
Andrea Berta clear link
Andrea Berta is currently working in a sporting director role for Arsenal, and before that he was well established at Atletico Madrid. Los Rojiblancos' concerns could therefore be based on the fact that Berta likes the player.
Ederson's contract expires in 2027, meaning the next window will be Atalanta's last big chance to collect a decent fee. According to its value transfer market€40m, and is represented by Andre Curie.
last november Agent mentioned That €30-40 million may be enough, and his client's sales may be thriving in this area. At the lower end of that estimate, the transfer looks very good value for money.
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