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  "path": "/2026/05/27/man-utd-brink-first-signing-michael-carrick-era-38m-star-agrees-personal-terms-28541080/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T13:39:06.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Football",
    "Sport",
    "Carlos Baleba",
    "Ederson",
    "Elliot Anderson",
    "Manchester United",
    "Manchester United Transfer News",
    "Michael Carrick",
    "Premier League",
    "Transfer News and Rumours",
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    "Talks have progressed rapidly over the last week",
    "Manuel Ugarte",
    "Casemiro in leaving the club this summer.",
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    "Nottingham Forest",
    "Real Madrid",
    "Anderson however favours a switch to Manchester City",
    "but latest reports suggest he would favour United,",
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  "textContent": "United are expected to have a deal in place by the end of the week (Picture: Getty)\n\nAtalanta midfielder Ederson has agreed personal terms with Manchester United ahead of a proposed move to Old Trafford.\n\nTalks have progressed rapidly over the last week with a fee in the region of £38million close to being agreed with the Serie A side.\n\nThe 26-year-old has paused talks with other interested clubs with his focus on joining United, Fabrizio Romano reports.\n\nUnited have made rebuilding their midfield an urgent priority this summer and are in the market for at least two new players in that position – three if Manuel Ugarte joins Casemiro in leaving the club this summer.\n\n##  The countdown is on\n\nOur seven-day guide to the World Cup is live. 48 teams, 104 games, 1104 players – we've got everything you need to know. Sign up now.\n\nA full agreement for Ederson could be in place by the end of the week.\n\nUnited are however continuing to assess other options.\n\nNottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson and Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni are thought to be their top targets. Anderson however favours a switch to Manchester City with Real not interested in selling Tchouameni any time soon.\n\nEderson has paused talks with other interested clubs (Picture: Getty)\n\nCarlos Baleba remains highly-thought of at Old Trafford with a move initially explored last summer. Despite an underwhelming season at Brighton, the Cameroon international remains an option.\n\nUnited are also interested in signing Mateus Fernandes, whose West Ham United exit now appears more likely after the Hammers were relegated to the Premier League.\n\nThe former Southampton star has also attracted interest from Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain but latest reports suggest he would favour United, where he would link up with countryman Bruno Fernandes.\n\nUnited also hope to sign Fernandes from West Ham (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)\n\nShould United pull the trigger, Ederson will become the first signing of the Michael Carrick era with the former midfielder signing a two-year deal last week.\n\nAtalanta finished their Serie A campaign with a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina on Friday night with Ederson left an unused substitute.\n\nQuizzed on his absence post-match, head coach Raffaele Palladino revealed the midfielder is deep in talks over a move to leave the club.\n\n‘Ederson is out because a major club is following him,’ he told reporters. ‘It was a decision we agreed with the boy because there is something there at the transfer market level.\n\n‘The fact that such a player is being followed by such a big club must be a source of pride.’\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Man Utd agree personal terms with £38m star to become first signing of Michael Carrick era"
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