Manchester United have reportedly added Atalanta midfielder \u00c9derson to a shortlist of options to replace Casemiro ahead of next season. With Kobbie Mainoo expected to provide a ball-playing No. 6, United would still need an all-action box-to-box engine to cover the pitch in the manner of Declan Rice at Arsenal. \u00c9derson fits that template.<\/p>\n
A former manager described the Brazilian\u2019s qualities as \u201cgreat physical strength, with the ability to play box-to-box, back and forth, sustaining the pace of the game.\u201d Links with Manchester United are not new, and The Guardian writes that sporting director Jason Wilcox is an admirer and “monitoring” him.<\/p>\n
The market context helps explain United\u2019s interest. The draft shortlist includes: \u00c9derson (Atalanta, 26, contract expiry 2027); Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest, 23, 2029); Sandro Tonali (Newcastle, 25, 2028); Carlos Baleba (Brighton, 22, 2028 + 1); Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace, 22, 2029); Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart, 25, 2028); and Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni (Real Madrid, 26, 2028). Some of those names carry premium valuations.<\/p>\n
Elliot Anderson is widely thought to be valued in excess of $135 million (\u00a3100 million) by Nottingham Forest. Baleba and Wharton were reportedly in a similar bracket last summer; Baleba could now be in the $67.5\u201381 million range. Real Madrid\u2019s Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni is another rumored option and is unlikely to come cheaper than $95 million.<\/p>\n
By contrast, \u00c9derson may be obtainable for a much lower fee. Representative Andr\u00e9 Cury suggested figures of around $35 million on the low end and up to $47 million as a high estimate. Cury added: “[Atalanta were asking for] a lot of money, between \u20ac60 million [$70.4 million] and \u20ac75 million ($87.9 million). He\u2019s close to the end of his contract, they could reduce his price by half, to between \u20ac30 million ($35.2 million) and \u20ac40 million ($46.9 million), but he\u2019s a spectacular player with some of the best stats in Europe for his position,” Cury said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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