Manchester United’s Ederson move has paused after a medical issue, but the club have not closed the door on coming back later in the window. Manchester United agreed the structure of a £38m deal with Atalanta and personal terms with Ederson in June. A late call-up to the Brazil squad after injury to Wesley meant part of the medical had to be arranged in the United States, and a full medical took place last week before United decided not to proceed on the current agreed terms.

The medical setback

Sky Sports News said United are not ruling out signing Ederson this summer despite the breakdown over the medical issue. That is the clearest read on the situation for now. The move has not collapsed completely, but it is not moving on the terms already agreed either.

Ederson’s recent form does not suggest a player short on rhythm. He has played five straight matches for Atalanta, completed 450 minutes across those games and averaged 7.1 across his last five appearances. He has been available, involved and steady enough to keep United interested even after the pause.

United’s broader midfield rebuild

This is also part of a wider midfield reshuffle. United are close to announcing the £50m arrival of Andrey Santos from Chelsea, while they are also triggering a release clause in Youri Tielemans' contract for a fee in the region of £36m.

Michael Carrick told Mirror that “There's obviously work to do. It's quite obvious, with certain players leaving, there's a bit of work to do, but it's not any more important this one than the last one, it's what's ahead of us as a football club to try and make the most of.” United finished third in the Premier League, and the need for midfield additions remains obvious even with the Ederson deal on hold.

The current picture is straightforward enough: the medical has slowed the Ederson move, the price structure has already been agreed once, and United may yet return later in the window if they are satisfied with how that issue is handled.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →