Man Utd agree £35m fee for Atalanta's Ederson

Manchester United have agreed a £35m (40.5m euros) deal with Italian side Atalanta for Brazil midfielder Ederson. The 26-year-old will sign a four-year deal at United, with the option to extend it by a further 12 months. Ederson is still to have a medical, with sources saying the transfer should be completed in early July before United's return to pre-season training begins. He will become the club's first signing since Michael Carrick was appointed permanent head coach last month. The deal will also be subject to £3.9m (€4.5m) in additional payments. It is the first of what could be up to three central midfield additions to Carrick's squad this summer. United are prioritising that area of the field, which has been weakened by the exit of Ederson's compatriot Casemiro, 34, whose contract expires at the end of the month. Ederson, who has three internaional caps, was named in Brazil's 55-man expanded World Cup squad but missed out on manager Carlo Ancelotti's final selection. United are also keen on West Ham's Mateus Fernandes, although the relegated London outfit are looking for a substantial profit on the Portugal midfeidler who cost them in excess of £40m when he joined from Southampton last summer. United also covet England's Elliot Anderson, although the Nottingham Forest player would prefer to join Manchester City. …