Midfielder's move to English club collapses, Corinthians miss out | OneFootball

Defensive midfielder Éderson, who played for Corinthians between 2020 and 2021, will no longer transfer from Atalanta of Italy to Manchester United of England for the 2026/2027 season. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, who specializes in international transfers, the English club chose to take a step back in the talks after the medical exams and, as a result, canceled the deal.

As things stand, the midfielder will remain with the Bergamo side. Éderson had been monitored by Manchester United for several months. The Red Devils had reached an agreement with the Italians to pay £38 million (R$ 260 million) to sign the midfielder, who represented the Brazilian National Team at the 2026 World Cup.

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As a result, Corinthians will miss out on R$ 2.36 million through FIFA’s Solidarity Mechanism due to Ederson’s failed transfer to Manchester United. The amount would have corresponded to 1% of the total transfer fee, since the midfielder wore the Corinthians shirt when he was 20 and 22 years old.

Despite Manchester United’s concerns regarding the player’s medical exams, Atalanta believes Éderson is physically fit and he is expected to rejoin the Bergamo side for the remainder of the season.

Éderson was signed by Corinthians at the beginning of 2020 after standing out for Cruzeiro in 2019. After a promising start at Parque São Jorge, the player lost space and, in mid-2021, was loaned to Fortaleza, where he impressed and played a decisive role in the team’s top-four campaign in that year’s Brasileirão. At the beginning of 2022, he was sold by Corinthians to Salernitana of Italy for €6.5 million (R$ 39 million at the time).

At the time, Alvinegro owned 70% of the player’s economic rights and received R$ 27 million. After one season at Salernitana, he caught Atalanta’s attention, where he remains to this day. Wearing the Corinthians shirt, he scored three goals in 25 matches (14 as a starter), with 10 wins, seven draws and eight losses — a 49.3% success rate.

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