Official: Ederson agrees new Atalanta contract to 2031 after Manchester United cold feet

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17 July 2026

Ederson has agreed a

new contract with Atalanta that will run to June 2031

, after

Manchester United

controversially pulled out of the €45m transfer.

MUNICH, GERMANY – MARCH 18: Ederson of

Atalanta

looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and

BC at Football Arena Munich on March 18, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

The deal to sell him to the Old Trafford side had been done for a total package of €45m including add-ons, and was meant to be completed after he had finished the World Cup campaign with Brazil.

Instead, amid suggestions

Manchester United had changed their minds and would instead prefer to spend the money on Roma midfielder Manu Kone

, they withdrew and cited problems in his medical tests.

BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 25: Ederson of

looks on during the warm up prior to the Serie A match between

BC and Parma Calcio 1913 at Gewiss Stadium on January 25, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Atalanta director of sport Cristiano Giuntoli confessed they were “stunned”

by that turnaround, insist there is nothing physically wrong with Ederson, and promised to sign him to a new contract.

That agreement has now been reached and the new deal will run to June 2031 with an improved salary.

Sportitalia cite the figures as €3.5m per season wages plus performance-related bonuses, but there is no release clause.

The 27-year-old had arrived from Salernitana in the summer of 2022 and his current deal was due to expire at the end of the season.

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Friday, 17 July 2026

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, the issue was around Ederson’s right knee, after he underwent surgery to clean up the meniscus in August 2025.

It can’t have done too much damage, considering he played 3,169 minutes of football in all competition.

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