Man Utd signing fully agreed, but Fabrizio Romano explains why it’s ‘not official yet’

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4 July 2026

Manchester United have a major move in midfield wrapped up, though why there’s been no announcement from the club has been clarified by Fabrizio Romano.

The major talking point at

Man Utd

this summer is who will the club sign as part of their overhaul in central midfield?

Moves for Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and Elliot Anderson have come and gone, with the Red Devils citing the high cost of doing business as to why those deals didn’t take shape.

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed

moves will be explored for Alex Scott and Aurelien Tchouameni next

. Both look difficult undertakings, with Man Utd’s wait to iron out midfield signings two and three looking like it will roll on and on.

The first to arrive – at least in theory – is

Ederson

by way of

Atalanta

. Man Utd wrapped up a club-to-club agreement worth €45m (€40.5m plus €4.5m in add-ons) with the Serie A side roughly one month ago.

Personal terms are sealed, a medical in New York has been passed, and Ederson himself has already

spoken about the move

When quizzed by reporters while at the World Cup late last month, Ederson stated: “Certainly, everything is almost done, but now I have to enjoy this moment. This is a wonderful experience and you have to enjoy the most.”

Yet we’re now into July and there’s still no announcement or official confirmation coming out of Man Utd.

When reporting on his

YouTube

channel

, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano shed light on why that is, and insisted United fans need not fear.

“They (Man Utd) have a verbal agreement with

,” said the trusted reporter. “So the two clubs have an agreement since one month ago.

“But they’re waiting for Ederson to have the second part of his medical with

Manchester United

in England before approving everything.

“So verbal agreement club-to-club, documents prepared, first part of the medical [done] but waiting on the second part of the medical, the official one with

“That’s why Ederson to Man Utd is not official yet.”

The reason for the delay is slightly unfortunate for Man Utd given Ederson wasn’t originally selected in Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad.

The midfielder was a late call-up after Roma full-back Wesley Franca suffered an injury on the eve of the tournament and was forced to withdraw.

In any case, what is clear is Ederson will become a Man Utd player, we just have to wait for Brazil’s campaign to come to an end before it’s official.

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