Manchester City must strengthen their midfield this month. While City’s hierarchy have been busy on several fronts so far in the transfer market, their need to bring in another midfielder or two remains. As of yet, no concrete midfield targets for Manchester City have emerged. But one player has always been earmarked as a potential target for City. This is Atalanta midfielder Ederson. A new report has emerged naming the Brazilian as a player Manchester City could become this month. So perhaps he is the player the world champions will target this month.
Rob Dawson reported for ESPN that Manchester City remain interested in signing Ederson this month. Dawson adds that signing the Brazilian could be a difficult deal to complete this month given Ederson’s importance to Atalanta’s bid to win the Serie A title. Dawson’s new report follows reports by Jack Gaughan and Martin Blackburn for the Daily Mail And the Sun that Ederson is a player City are interested in signing.
Ederson could be the player Manchester City are looking for, based on numerous reports.
For now, there is still a lot of time for Manchester City to resolve their midfield issues in the January window. With over three weeks remaining in the transfer window, City have plenty of time to make their choice for a midfielder. There are no concrete links yet with any specific midfielder with a possible move to Manchester City. But Ederson has always been earmarked as the midfielder City are interested in. Signing him could prove difficult, but City may be focused on securing other deals before testing Atalanta’s resolve to keep the Brazilian.
If Manchester City are looking for a midfielder who can fill the void left by Rodri’s absence and potentially play alongside him when he returns, Ederson could be the ideal player for the role. He can play in a 6 or 8 and has the energy to move back and forward. Ederson is also technically good and strong in a challenge and his pace in midfield would be a major asset to City’s midfield. He is a workhorse in midfield, and Manchester City are desperately lacking that type of player in their engine room. The case for City signing the Brazilian is compelling. Although it can be a difficult deal to make.
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But maybe Manchester City already knows that. It could be that City complete other deals before turning their attention to Ederson. That remains to be seen. But the Atalanta midfield powerhouse has always been earmarked as City’s midfield target. We now wait to see if they will move for the Brazilian this month or not.
