Ederson is already in Manchester, according to Portuguese outlet A Bola.
Although the Portuguese press has been reporting Pep Guardiola’s interest in the goalkeeper for over a year, they aren’t yet specific details on Manchester City’s deal with Benfica.
In today’s paper edition, A Bola claimed that the initial fee is €45m, but they still believe reports from England which say the amount could be higher. That’s likely because they want to believe them.
Benfica are only due 50% of the fee, and although the other half officially goes to Ederson’s former club Rio Ave, the latest reports from Portugal have been saying 20% of this share goes to Jorge Mendes.
Ederson would be expected to replace Caludio Bravo at Manchester City, given the goalkeeper’s poor first season under Guardiola.
