Following Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson wants to move to Saudi Arabia.
“Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad have approached Ederson,” transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on Monday (June 21), adding, ”Ederson agreed to sign for Al Nasr, but the move fell through. He is still keen on a move to the Saudi Arabian professional league.”
“Manchester City want €50 million to €60 million for the transfer,” he said, adding, ”It will not be an easy deal, but Al Ittihad are working on it.”
“Manchester City have rejected a bid from Al Nasr for Ederson,” the British Independent reported on July 17.
Al Nasr had identified Ederson as a possible replacement for first-choice goalkeeper David Ospina, who is out of contract this summer.
While Manchester City have set a price tag of €50-60 million for the player, Al Nasr have reportedly offered €30 million.
If Al Nasr fail to land Ederson, they have a backup plan to bring in Atletico Paranaense goalkeeper Bento.
With Al Nasr’s departure, it looked like Ederson would stay at Manchester City, but the arrival of Al Ittihad has changed that. Now that they know he wants to move to Saudi Arabia on a contractual agreement with Al Nasr, all they need to do is match City’s asking price.
Ederson has made 322 appearances for Manchester City over the past seven seasons, helping the club win the Champions League and six Premier League titles.
There are more Manchester City players linked to Saudi Arabia. The Daily Mail reported earlier in the day 파워볼사이트 추천 that “De Bruyne has agreed personal terms to join Al Ittihad.”
According to reports, Manchester City are in talks with Al Ittihad over a deal for De Bruyne.
Al Ittihad are looking to bring in two of Manchester City’s key midfielders and first-choice goalkeepers in one deal.
Dubravka has already left the door open to a move to Saudi Arabia. He told Belgian outlet HLN on May 5: “It would be a different adventure for us to go abroad with my wife, to set up a new home, to settle down. It’s something that my wife and I have been talking about lately. We have a year left on our contract, so we have to think about what will happen.” ”My oldest child is now eight years old. He only knows England. He asks me how long I’m going to play for City, and if there comes a moment when I have to make a decision, I have to deal with it,” he said.
“If I play two years in Saudi Arabia, I can earn a lot of money. More money than I’ve earned in the last 15 years of playing soccer,” he said, imagining a move to Saudi Arabia.
Manchester City have traditionally been reluctant to give long-term contracts to players over the age of 30. If they did re-sign, it was only on a short-term, one-year deal. Either that, or they watch them leave.
Former Manchester City captain and key player Ilkay Gundogan is a case in point. Gundogan left Manchester City for Barcelona last summer. Ederson was born in 1993, while Dubravljani was born in 1991.
The Saudi professional league attracts European soccer stars for astronomical sums of money. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first to do so, and now Karim Benzema, Neymar, and other former European soccer stars are playing in Saudi Arabia. Aymer joined Al-Hilal for a whopping €160 million over two years. The kingdom’s “oil money” is so attractive to players that even Ruben Neves, a former Premier League and Portugal star in his mid-20s, chose to play in Saudi Arabia.